Why should teens read The Odyssey
Goethe called The Odyssey and “The Iliad” “the most important books in the world” (Mitchell). This was written by a blind poet named Homer in Eighth century B.C. It also is still an enchanting book even after all those years. It's also the foundation of Western Literature. So teens should read the Odyssey because it is exciting, everything becomes fresh, and new and is a world infused with imagination.
“The book is presented very clearly by Homer and many poets today would probably make the book almost cartoonish” (Mitchell). That is great because it keeps us attracted to the book and makes us want to read it to the end “Homer made a world infuse by his imagination and made so much become fresh and new” (Mitchell). And because of this people and teens who read this are more likely to keep reading the book for at each turn of the page you are definitely going to find something new that Odysseus has to overcome. And because of these …show more content…
And because of this, the students might know, or have a better idea, of what they want later on in life or sooner. “Today’s high school students are faced with a world of new challenges that are just thrown at them randomly: like career choices, their own family, and even their morality” (Anna Baker). And because of this Anna believes that if the students have a stronger sense of who they are then most of these decisions will be so much easier. “Each student should learn to accept oneself (and then be able to answer questions about themselves) like decisions and choices on, and in, life. Answering these questions is starting the student on the road to being able to bear one’s own, individual, responsibility” (Anna Baker). This is good in that teens that read The Odyssey will likely be able to answer some, if not all, of their life
Goethe called The Odyssey and “The Iliad” “the most important books in the world” (Mitchell). This was written by a blind poet named Homer in Eighth century B.C. It also is still an enchanting book even after all those years. It's also the foundation of Western Literature. So teens should read the Odyssey because it is exciting, everything becomes fresh, and new and is a world infused with imagination.
“The book is presented very clearly by Homer and many poets today would probably make the book almost cartoonish” (Mitchell). That is great because it keeps us attracted to the book and makes us want to read it to the end “Homer made a world infuse by his imagination and made so much become fresh and new” (Mitchell). And because of this people and teens who read this are more likely to keep reading the book for at each turn of the page you are definitely going to find something new that Odysseus has to overcome. And because of these …show more content…
And because of this, the students might know, or have a better idea, of what they want later on in life or sooner. “Today’s high school students are faced with a world of new challenges that are just thrown at them randomly: like career choices, their own family, and even their morality” (Anna Baker). And because of this Anna believes that if the students have a stronger sense of who they are then most of these decisions will be so much easier. “Each student should learn to accept oneself (and then be able to answer questions about themselves) like decisions and choices on, and in, life. Answering these questions is starting the student on the road to being able to bear one’s own, individual, responsibility” (Anna Baker). This is good in that teens that read The Odyssey will likely be able to answer some, if not all, of their life