Overcoming Obstacles Faced In Homer's Odyssey

Odysseus’s adventure in the Odyssey has lasted in the span of around 10 years. While our freshman year only lasts for nine months, our lives and Odysseus’s have their share of monsters and obstacles. Everyone has their Cyclopes, Lotus Eaters, and Scylla and Charybdis. Within the span of nine months, one whole school year, I have experienced my own Odyssey The first monster I faced in my personal Odyssey was the cyclopes. While Odysseus had to face conflicts with Polyphemus, I had to overcome obstacles with Mr. Manning and his class. The obstacles I faced in Public Speaking are different from what Odysseus had to go though in that cave, but the premise of facing a cyclopes was still the same. Most of my problems came from the speeches I had to present in front of the class. This problem was especially …show more content…
This was all because my family and I are moving to Albany, Oregon over the summer and my older sister is admitted to OSU for college. The travel to Albany was as if we were going through Charybdis, but instead of being hazardous it was dangerously mundane for the most part. The most exciting part of the travel having been hitting a deer’s antlers which in turn broke the car’s side mirror off. When we reached OSU and partook in the campus tour, I can tell that my family was fond with the town and college because I was too. But in that moment, it was my version of Scylla killing Odysseus’s men. I was not delighted with the idea of moving after spending six years here. After coming back from the trip, I had been making more efforts in being with my friends, seeing as I will not be able to see them as much as I can now. I have also have been making an endeavor to make as much memories as I can here by attempting to participate more in social and school activities like the music festival in New