Title In the epic, The Odyssey, Odysseus went on a 10 year journey back home from the war. When he got back from the war, he came back to men trying to take his wife. Both the conflict during the journey and the conflict at home were very difficult, but the journey back home is what really shaped Odysseus into the character he is. During the journey, Odysseus “weathered many bitter nights and days in his deep heart at sea, while he fought only to save his life” (Homer 1045). Odysseus had many battles at sea that he had to face on his way home. In the epic, The Odyssey, the main character, Odysseus, developed the most throughout the journey because, during the journey, he had to learn to be a great leader, he learned everything wasn't always
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Throughout the journey, Odysseus fought many obstacles that made Odysseus unfaithful to his wife. He was pulled into a trace of a goddess that wanted him to go to bed with her. That night in Odysseus’ sleep he dreamed of his wife and son. Suddenly, “[his] slumber left in a rush, [his] eyes opened and...grief took ahold of [him] and [he[ cried aloud,” (Homer 1078). The guilt of interacting with another women got to Odysseus and he realized how deeply he cared about his family. Getting back to his family is one of the things that motivated Odysseus to continue the journey home. Many people argue that Odysseus didn’t think his family was important to him because he interact with other women. In the epic Odysseus heard, “the lovely voices in ardor appealing over the water[craved Odysseus to listen, and [he] tried to say ‘untie me’ to the crew, jerking my brows,” (Homer 1073). Odysseus only said this because he sacrificed himself to be in danger instead of his crew but getting his crew the wax to put in their ears.. Many people argue that when he said this, he was forgetting about his wife. During this time, he kept strong and resisted the temptation. To sum it, Odysseus learned how many his family meant to him on his journey back …show more content…
He faced many challenges on the way home that developed him as the person he is, such as: fighting the cyclops, fighting against the Sirens, battling against Scylla, etc. In the epic, The Odyssey, the main character, Odysseus, developed the most throughout the journey because, during the journey, he had to learn to be a great leader, he learned everything wasn't always easy and it made him realize how important his family was to
Throughout the journey, Odysseus fought many obstacles that made Odysseus unfaithful to his wife. He was pulled into a trace of a goddess that wanted him to go to bed with her. That night in Odysseus’ sleep he dreamed of his wife and son. Suddenly, “[his] slumber left in a rush, [his] eyes opened and...grief took ahold of [him] and [he[ cried aloud,” (Homer 1078). The guilt of interacting with another women got to Odysseus and he realized how deeply he cared about his family. Getting back to his family is one of the things that motivated Odysseus to continue the journey home. Many people argue that Odysseus didn’t think his family was important to him because he interact with other women. In the epic Odysseus heard, “the lovely voices in ardor appealing over the water[craved Odysseus to listen, and [he] tried to say ‘untie me’ to the crew, jerking my brows,” (Homer 1073). Odysseus only said this because he sacrificed himself to be in danger instead of his crew but getting his crew the wax to put in their ears.. Many people argue that when he said this, he was forgetting about his wife. During this time, he kept strong and resisted the temptation. To sum it, Odysseus learned how many his family meant to him on his journey back …show more content…
He faced many challenges on the way home that developed him as the person he is, such as: fighting the cyclops, fighting against the Sirens, battling against Scylla, etc. In the epic, The Odyssey, the main character, Odysseus, developed the most throughout the journey because, during the journey, he had to learn to be a great leader, he learned everything wasn't always easy and it made him realize how important his family was to