“If you have no confidence in self, you are twice defeated in the race of life.”- Marcus Garvey. Telemachus has the handsome appearance of his renowned father, but more importantly he has inherited Odysseus’s character. Many times, you have to grow up in your own. You have to learn things you may have learned from someone else even if they aren’t there to teach you. In this story you will see how Telemachus learns to get through without his father. Throughout the monumental story of the Odyssey, Telemachus seems to be falling into Odysseus's footsteps, despite never having met him; he shows this by protecting his mother, standing up for what he believes, and doing everything in his power to achieve his goal.
Have you ever felt the need to stand up for your mother? In The Odyssey, Telemachus experiences many emotions such as anger. Anger being towards the men invading his home. A place where you should be allowed to have privacy and do as you choose; except Penelope and her son. She is almost being forced to choose a new husband. As a son, Telemachus wants to stand up for his mother, but the men take him as a joke. During this time Telemachus was trying to protect his mother by making his …show more content…
This meaning, he hasn’t had a chance to become a “grown man”. In other words, mature, in the sense of he doesn’t do or know many of the things he’d do if he had his father. This is why Telemachus has an idea of what he’d like done, but doesn’t know how to proceed with his situation. He has talent, but doesn’t know how to apply it. Telemachus has built up anger not only because of them pressuring his mother; he also sees them eating up the households wealth, literally. They had been taught that guests would be welcomed. Which meant making them feel at home. Now with this being said, there really wasn’t much for Telemachus to do. But his mother gave him advice, to do as his father would
Have you ever felt the need to stand up for your mother? In The Odyssey, Telemachus experiences many emotions such as anger. Anger being towards the men invading his home. A place where you should be allowed to have privacy and do as you choose; except Penelope and her son. She is almost being forced to choose a new husband. As a son, Telemachus wants to stand up for his mother, but the men take him as a joke. During this time Telemachus was trying to protect his mother by making his …show more content…
This meaning, he hasn’t had a chance to become a “grown man”. In other words, mature, in the sense of he doesn’t do or know many of the things he’d do if he had his father. This is why Telemachus has an idea of what he’d like done, but doesn’t know how to proceed with his situation. He has talent, but doesn’t know how to apply it. Telemachus has built up anger not only because of them pressuring his mother; he also sees them eating up the households wealth, literally. They had been taught that guests would be welcomed. Which meant making them feel at home. Now with this being said, there really wasn’t much for Telemachus to do. But his mother gave him advice, to do as his father would