What we know of today as modern feminism, is completely different from what is considered an old fashioned way of life, or a sexist way. Above the surface,, it seems as if Homer portrays Penelope in an old fashioned way. Penelope seems as if she is nothing more than just a housewife that sits at home and does chores. In The Odyssey, never portrays the women in the story in a sexist manner. Penelope is never portrayed to be inferior to men, however she isn’t portrayed to be an independent and liberal woman either.
