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The Odyssey is a book about the travels of a man who is trying to find his way back home after being suspended from land by Poseidon, the greek god of the sea. He goes on lots of travels, like Polyphemus, Calypso and her island, the sirens, and finally getting back to his wife, the reason he’s trying to get home. Although many qualities of a good hero are; having inhuman strength or ability, being selfless, or one who shows great courage, I would have to disagree that Odysseus shows those…

Odysseus and Walt Disney are some of the greatest leaders in history, and are very successful in their efforts. Over the course of their lives they showed what it meant to be leaders; They were both very accomplished and experienced in their prime. Even though both were great leaders they had bad moments as well. While Walt Disney and Odysseus both exhibit the quality of determination like a leader, they are also are different because Odysseus exhibits hubris, while Disney wanted to bond with…

Homer’s story, The Odyssey, can be read and and interpreted two ways: as a feminist or sexist. The story has many prominent female characters that have a big influence in Odysseus’ journey home. The Goddesses Athena, Circe and Calypso, play a part in testing Odysseus while also supporting the feminist ideal. Penelope, Odysseus’ wife and a mortal, shows her feminist stance through her quiet determination and her defiance against the suitors. Even though the Greek view on women is extremely…

As the famous Roman poet, Ovid, stated, "A horse never runs so fast as when he has other horses to catch up and outpace" ("Ovid" 5). Competition is a necessary part of life and humans have the desire to outrank each other. John Knowles highlights these ideas in A Separate Peace with two of his characters, Gene Forrester and Phineas (Finny). Knowles describes Gene as an introvert and intellectual, whereas Phineas is an extrovert and athletic. Gene places himself in competition with Finny because…

In the epic poem "the Odyssey", Odysseus, the king of Ithica is sailing home from the Trojan war, when he is swept off course by Zeus. Along his way home, he stops at multiple islands for provisions, and encounters a different setting on each one. Odysseus shows his strengths and weaknesses along the way and shows a different one each time they encounter something. The first island Odysseus and his men encounter is home to the Lotus-Eaters. These are people who live on the island and eat lotus…

The Odyssey is a certainly interesting book of short stories, in which there is many, many different tones. The first 3 parts of The Odyssey have interesting tones, and they help the reader understand the concept of the stories. In The Odyssey Part 1, Sailing From Troy, the tone is world-weary, and the word “weathered,” from the quote “Years of adventure weathered under Zeus,” shows how tired and exhausted they are from their long journey. The word “years” also supports this theme, because if…

Tonto’s dominate trait would have to be charismatic, Tonto’s concern is towards his family from otter lake, Tonto goal is to be the best Indian man he can be. Barbs dominate trait is undaunted, Barbs concern is towards Janice/Grace, Barbs goal is to make Janice/Grace realize she’s native and has a native family and doesn’t have a white family and is not white. Rodney’s dominate trait would be intelligent, Rodney’s concern is towards Barb and Janice/Grace, Rodney’s goal is to bring back the…

Odysseus was an important mythical figure in Greek mythology. He was known as a legendary hero, courageous warrior, and patient minded knight. Odysseus was a “prominent character” in the Trojan war, and the star of the Homer's Epic. If it wasn’t for Odysseus, things may not have been the same as they are today. The Trojan war had an enormous impact on Ancient Greece. After Helen Odysseus’s wife was abducted by Paris, the son of King Priam of Troy, the Trojan War began. After some time when…

Odysseus showed throughout his journey that he was a clever, brave, and determined man. With every problem, he had a solution. Every challenge, he faced it head on. And through all the hardships, he never quit. Odysseus was very clever and quick-witted. While he was trying to return to Ithaca, he faced many challenges along the way. Not only did he use his brains to get him out of situations like being stranded on an island, getting trapped in a cyclops’ cave, and being threatened by powerful…

Odysseus, the main character in Homer’s The Odyssey, is not a hero. He shows many non-heroic traits by today’s standards, such as his unending arrogance and need to prove himself, his unfaithfulness to his wife Penelope, and his bloodlust and unjust killings. Throughout the book Odysseus shows these characteristics through his actions. He Insults a Cyclops, he stays with and sleeps with a nymph for seven long years and he slaughters many maids who barely did anything wrong. A hero is humble,…