Throughout the first book of Homer’s The Odyssey, Telemachus faces a variety of dilemmas, including, but not limited to, an identity crisis, a vast assortment of men exhausting his estate, a father on hiatus, a weeping mother, and quite frankly the ability to think independently. All of these adversities culminate into the overarching issue facing Telemachus, in that Telemachus is a bit over zealous to do something, anything really, without truly thinking through all of the possible consequences. Afore, a layer of context is essential in understanding Telemachus’ condition. Homer initially introduces Telemachus, daydreaming as he is, “sitting among the suitors, heart obsessed with grief. / He could almost see his magnificent father, here…/in
