Space Odyssey series

In Homer’s The Odyssey, Odysseus is a commendable hero because he uses strategy rather than strength to overcome drawbacks in his journey back home to Ithaca. Odysseus thinks into the future when conjuring a plan to conquer the great Polyphem on the Island of the Cyclops. His quick deliberation helps him fool the beast but his hubris ways come back to be a problem for him. Odysseus’ journey home leads him to the Cyclops Island, where his use of creativity helps him defeat the beast that is…

What makes somebody a good hero , in Homer's story The Odyssey a great powerful hero named Odysseus goes through many difficult trials on his return back home to his family. Odysseus is a hero because he kills all the men who tried to overcome his power. Odysseus kills the suitors because they didn't believe he would return home , when Odysseus was gone the suitors basically moved into his palace and treated his maids with disrespect. The suitors trashed Odysseus place and tried to take his…

Odysseus, trapped on the vast island of Calyspo, and Accompanied only by the goddess herself. Having wandering thoughts of departure off her captivity, he attempts to flee elsewhere on the island. With minimal resources and a will to escape, Odysseus departs into the coastal outskirts of the island. Oh' such difficulties he faced, as he only had ambitions of Taking flight from her imprisonment. "Why must the Gods Continue to curse me, leaving my men to be slaughtered Of Lord…

Women in the Odyssey are controlled and judged unfairly, but have some power and will use what little power they have intellectually. Take for example Odysseus’s wife, Penelope. As a woman of ancient Greece, she was under the control of the men in her life, however she would use her cunning and wit to her own advantage. Penelope tricks the suitors, the men hoping for her hand in marriage, by saying she will only marry after she has completed weaving a shroud, yet she unweaves the work every…

Both Odysseus and Krakauer experience guilt in both stories. Have you ever felt guilty for something that you did wrong or think wasn’t going right? Some point in your life I bet you have felt guilt. They both feel guilty for something they have done in their lives that they will never forget. They want to try and resolve their guilt, but for sure, they will both never be the same again. Both Krakauer and Odysseus face guilt on their Journeys to Mount Everest and to Aeolia. In some instances,…

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…

The Iliad, by Homer, revolves primarily around the male characters in the epic poem, but the few women in the story play a salient role. The women are seen as nothing but trophies for the dauntless works of men, but the roles that they entertain play a crucial role in the development of the plot and storyline. Gender roles are a social construct that outlines the ‘appropriate’ attitudes, behaviors, and actions of men in women in the context of society. They aid in defining what is masculine or…

After Odysseus’ crew opened the bag of wind Odysseus received from Aiolos, they were sent back to Aiolos’ island. Odysseus then told Aiolos to give him another bag of wind because Aiolos has the capacity to. However, Aiolos refuses to help Odysseus any further and tells him to leave as he has no reason to help Odysseus, who must have been cursed by the gods. Although the Greeks are bound by the laws of Zeus, which requires them to provide hospitality to their friends, they had no obligation to…

Though the movie “O” is meant to resemble the play Othello, there are also many differences. “O” is a modern day Othello. Personally, the play was not as interesting and easy to keep up with as the movie. I enjoyed the movie much more because it was modernized and seemed like something that would happen in this day and age.; like the fact that Odin turns to drugs to cope. The language was also more hip, which made it easier to comprehend what was going on. I give it four stars. One major…

Every move a person makes throughout their life effects his or her future. No matter if the consequences are negative or positive, for every action there is a reaction. In the story The Odyssey by Homer the main character, Odysseus, is forced to go on a long journey that takes him away from his home and family for years upon years. The choices he makes in this journey changes his life and his families lives. The entire story is based on this one voyage and is the main contributions to how it…