Would you believe that Odysseus really isn’t the hero during his time away from home? The Odyssey by homer is about Odysseus’ journey home and the quest that happen in order to get there. Unknown too many other, Odysseus is rude, heartless, a weak leader, and must importantly he will take advantage of situations that favor him and this cannot stand any longer.
Heartless, a main ingredient in the concoction that is the character Odysseus, is a major description of Odysseus that is shown throughout the story the Odyssey. An example of this is “Odysseus’ arrow hit him under the chin/ and punched up to the feather through his throat.”(22.1234-1235) During this time he shows no care whatsoever of this man being brutally murdered by his own hands without mercy by shooting him through the throat with an arrow. Later on, he slaughters many other suiters dishonorable by shooting them with arrows alongside his son and two others, earlier he took their weapons so that there would be no stopping this horrible event. This is also apparent when “He has spent ten years (seven of them at Calypso’s not entirely unwillingly captive) trying to get home.” This means that as his faithful wife …show more content…
In one instance “Here we stand: beholden for your help, or any gifts you give.”(9.257-258) According to this, he gives no thought that he has just broke into someone’s house and causally asks to be taken care of. In another event “When Odysseus and his, men set sail again, they are punished with death/ a thunderbolt for Zeus destroys their boat and all the men drown.”(12.686) Earlier in the story Odysseus’ men continued to ask him if they could stop sailing to stop on Helios’ island. Eventually, Odysseus breaks and allows his men to stop which ends in his crew’s demise. So it clear that Odysseus doesn’t give enough though to his actions and in doing so gives him disadvantages later
Heartless, a main ingredient in the concoction that is the character Odysseus, is a major description of Odysseus that is shown throughout the story the Odyssey. An example of this is “Odysseus’ arrow hit him under the chin/ and punched up to the feather through his throat.”(22.1234-1235) During this time he shows no care whatsoever of this man being brutally murdered by his own hands without mercy by shooting him through the throat with an arrow. Later on, he slaughters many other suiters dishonorable by shooting them with arrows alongside his son and two others, earlier he took their weapons so that there would be no stopping this horrible event. This is also apparent when “He has spent ten years (seven of them at Calypso’s not entirely unwillingly captive) trying to get home.” This means that as his faithful wife …show more content…
In one instance “Here we stand: beholden for your help, or any gifts you give.”(9.257-258) According to this, he gives no thought that he has just broke into someone’s house and causally asks to be taken care of. In another event “When Odysseus and his, men set sail again, they are punished with death/ a thunderbolt for Zeus destroys their boat and all the men drown.”(12.686) Earlier in the story Odysseus’ men continued to ask him if they could stop sailing to stop on Helios’ island. Eventually, Odysseus breaks and allows his men to stop which ends in his crew’s demise. So it clear that Odysseus doesn’t give enough though to his actions and in doing so gives him disadvantages later