The Destruction Of Penelope In Homer's Odyssey

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Complete desolation and hopelessness alters the way in which people deal with pain and decides how the truth is handled. Homer's, The Odyssey, depicts Penelope as the abandoned queen of Ithaca; she reigns on as abandoned in all aspects by her husband, son, and herself. Despair doled out from her husband's 20 year journey has riddled her bones weak and repressed her powerful mind and figure in the household. Inevitably, she prevents herself from accepting the verity of her husband’s fate and remains stuck behind the roadblock of her brain.
When Odysseus finally returns home, Homer’s initial description of Penelope’s “flowing tears,” convey how seamless and effortless it is for saltwater to build up behind her eyelids. Eventually, the pressure

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