Would you enjoy living in a community where you receive unfair punishments? If punishment was not present, people would be uncontrollable and not follow rules. If there was no punishment, there would be no reason to follow rules. If there are no consequences, then people will not learn from their mistakes. Punishment is necessary in this culture. In the epic, The Odyssey, by Homer, Odysseus slaughters the Suitors for living in his house for three years during his absence. Some people may argue that the Suitors deserved this punishment because they ate his cattle, drank his wine, and stayed in his house. Others will argue that the suitors did not deserve this punishment because they did not all participate to the same degree. However, I believe this punishment was justified.
During Odysseus absence, the suitors spent three to four years attempting to pursue Odysseus's wife, Penelope. They ate his cattle, drank his wine, and stayed in his house. While the suitors occupied his house, Odysseus was traveling the sea fighting against the Gods to get home. When Odysseus returned, he tested the loyalty of many of his people …show more content…
The Suitors spent years eating Odysseus’s cattle, drinking his wine, and staying in his house. The Suitors had many warning, but they refused to leave and disregarded the warnings. They attempted to pursue Odysseus’s wife while they were still married despite his absence. The act of stealing someone’s wife is unacceptable and no one should have to tolerate that. The Suitors attempted to ambush and kill Telemachus, the son of Odysseus. While there are some contradicting reasons, these reasons stand strongly that the punishment was necessary. These awful acts cannot go unpunished. Punishment is the act that holds a community together. Punishment allows a community to have control and stability. If the Suitors had not been punished, they would never know that what they were doing was
During Odysseus absence, the suitors spent three to four years attempting to pursue Odysseus's wife, Penelope. They ate his cattle, drank his wine, and stayed in his house. While the suitors occupied his house, Odysseus was traveling the sea fighting against the Gods to get home. When Odysseus returned, he tested the loyalty of many of his people …show more content…
The Suitors spent years eating Odysseus’s cattle, drinking his wine, and staying in his house. The Suitors had many warning, but they refused to leave and disregarded the warnings. They attempted to pursue Odysseus’s wife while they were still married despite his absence. The act of stealing someone’s wife is unacceptable and no one should have to tolerate that. The Suitors attempted to ambush and kill Telemachus, the son of Odysseus. While there are some contradicting reasons, these reasons stand strongly that the punishment was necessary. These awful acts cannot go unpunished. Punishment is the act that holds a community together. Punishment allows a community to have control and stability. If the Suitors had not been punished, they would never know that what they were doing was