In The Odyssey, Homer provides us with the adventurous tale of Odysseus, who sometimes seems as if he is more god than human. But his character flaws quickly remind us that he is similar to us in more than one way. Just like me, Odysseus can be rather curious and possessive at times.
A common trait that connects Odysseus and me is our curious nature. In my case, it leads me down the path of knowledge. Unfortunately for Odysseus, it results in many shortcomings. In The Odyssey, Odysseus frequently finds himself in precarious situations because of his inquisitiveness. One of these instances occurs when Odysseus and his men arrive at the island of the Cyclopes. Before Odysseus departs from the main vessel, he informs his men of the perils that …show more content…
Because of his proprietorial disposition, Odysseus sometimes behaves in irrational ways, forgetting what his end goal is. One specific passage in The Odyssey portrays exactly how Odysseus feels about the suitors invading his home and forcing themselves upon his wife, which takes place shortly after the commotion of Antinous’ death. In this scene, Odysseus proclaims, “You yellow dogs, you thought I’d never make it home from the land of Troy” (957). In doing this, Odysseus reveals that he is not only the rightful leader of Ithaca, but also the father of Prince Telemachus and Penelope’s husband. In addition, Odysseus can be covetous over materialistic items. When Odysseus first meets with his wife after two decades, Penelope deploys her plan to ensure that Odysseus is who he claims himself to be. She tells the servant Eurycleia to make his bed and to “place it outside the bedchamber my lord built with his own hands” (962). This causes Odysseus to become enraged and he breaks into a rant about how he crafted the bed out of the olive tree. Likewise, I also become extremely protective over anything within my possession. Quite a while ago, my iPad went missing, and despite my relentless searching, I could not find it anywhere. Becoming frantic, I confronted every member of my family until Levi, my brother, finally confessed that he had been using it to test one of his auxiliary cables. Another time I can recall being overprotective is when my kittens Cleo and Jack were climbing all over my brother’s lap. Jealous that my cats were spending more time with Levi, I whisked them away and down to the barn I flew. Even though Odysseus and I both express our possessiveness differently, we both have had our issues controlling it in the past.
Overall, our curiosity and possessiveness may sometimes result in trouble, but we wouldn’t be the same without them. Through The Odyssey, Homer illustrates
A common trait that connects Odysseus and me is our curious nature. In my case, it leads me down the path of knowledge. Unfortunately for Odysseus, it results in many shortcomings. In The Odyssey, Odysseus frequently finds himself in precarious situations because of his inquisitiveness. One of these instances occurs when Odysseus and his men arrive at the island of the Cyclopes. Before Odysseus departs from the main vessel, he informs his men of the perils that …show more content…
Because of his proprietorial disposition, Odysseus sometimes behaves in irrational ways, forgetting what his end goal is. One specific passage in The Odyssey portrays exactly how Odysseus feels about the suitors invading his home and forcing themselves upon his wife, which takes place shortly after the commotion of Antinous’ death. In this scene, Odysseus proclaims, “You yellow dogs, you thought I’d never make it home from the land of Troy” (957). In doing this, Odysseus reveals that he is not only the rightful leader of Ithaca, but also the father of Prince Telemachus and Penelope’s husband. In addition, Odysseus can be covetous over materialistic items. When Odysseus first meets with his wife after two decades, Penelope deploys her plan to ensure that Odysseus is who he claims himself to be. She tells the servant Eurycleia to make his bed and to “place it outside the bedchamber my lord built with his own hands” (962). This causes Odysseus to become enraged and he breaks into a rant about how he crafted the bed out of the olive tree. Likewise, I also become extremely protective over anything within my possession. Quite a while ago, my iPad went missing, and despite my relentless searching, I could not find it anywhere. Becoming frantic, I confronted every member of my family until Levi, my brother, finally confessed that he had been using it to test one of his auxiliary cables. Another time I can recall being overprotective is when my kittens Cleo and Jack were climbing all over my brother’s lap. Jealous that my cats were spending more time with Levi, I whisked them away and down to the barn I flew. Even though Odysseus and I both express our possessiveness differently, we both have had our issues controlling it in the past.
Overall, our curiosity and possessiveness may sometimes result in trouble, but we wouldn’t be the same without them. Through The Odyssey, Homer illustrates