Telemachus begins in Ithaca, after a life of idle, standing up to the suitors plaguing his house. He remains flawed through his journey, however, he defines himself along the way and will learn from his mistakes. Although Telemachus is initially portrayed as a helpless reminence of his father's historic greatness, nevertheless through literal divine intervention from Athena, he kick starts the search for his father, and begins traveling through phases of maturation.
In Book One, Telemachus, living a life of ignorance and luxury, is prompted by Athena to mature, but gravely wishes that his father would help him. In book one, Telemachus is newly discontented by the presence of the suitors and wishes them gone, however he does not have the willpower to get rid of …show more content…
Telemachus, inspired by the words of Athena, decides to take charge of his situation with the suitors. He issues them the following ultimatum: “And you, if you have any shame in your own hearts, / you must leave my palace! See to your feasting elsewhere, / devour your own possessions, house to house by turns. / But if you decide the fare is better, richer here, / destroying one man’s goods and going scot-free, / all right then, carve away” (2.155-160). By this he tells the suitors to get out, additionally he is sarcastic in his ending, giving a sense of newfound control over situations. However, this was also detrimental because he made the rather dangerous suitors an enemy of his. While planning his voyage he shows a sign of weakness: “Go I will, as a passenger, nothing more, / since I don’t seem to command my own crew. / That, I’m sure, is the way that suits you best.”(2.354-356). The philosophy displayed here is similar to view on life; he wishes no involvement in matters of importance and only desire to be a passenger. In this his development halts and the inspiration of Athena begins to
In Book One, Telemachus, living a life of ignorance and luxury, is prompted by Athena to mature, but gravely wishes that his father would help him. In book one, Telemachus is newly discontented by the presence of the suitors and wishes them gone, however he does not have the willpower to get rid of …show more content…
Telemachus, inspired by the words of Athena, decides to take charge of his situation with the suitors. He issues them the following ultimatum: “And you, if you have any shame in your own hearts, / you must leave my palace! See to your feasting elsewhere, / devour your own possessions, house to house by turns. / But if you decide the fare is better, richer here, / destroying one man’s goods and going scot-free, / all right then, carve away” (2.155-160). By this he tells the suitors to get out, additionally he is sarcastic in his ending, giving a sense of newfound control over situations. However, this was also detrimental because he made the rather dangerous suitors an enemy of his. While planning his voyage he shows a sign of weakness: “Go I will, as a passenger, nothing more, / since I don’t seem to command my own crew. / That, I’m sure, is the way that suits you best.”(2.354-356). The philosophy displayed here is similar to view on life; he wishes no involvement in matters of importance and only desire to be a passenger. In this his development halts and the inspiration of Athena begins to