Personal Narrative: I Am Like The Odyssey

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In the story of Odysseus, he goes on a long journey to get to his goal, home. His story can relate to life. Like the Odyssey, life is full of obstacles that will try to block you from your goals. Like the Odyssey, written by the famous poet homer. I will also encounter monsters in my life that will try to block me from my goal of becoming a astrophysicist. The first obstacle will encounter is high school. Like Calypso's island, I am trapped in school until I graduate. Like in the Odyssey, I am helpless in high school, but it is a necessary part of the journey. I make preparations for the journey ahead and prepare for the next monster I will encounter. “Divine Calypso, the mistress of the Isle, was now home.”(5.15-16). The next monster I

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