Odysseus has been away from his kingdom in Ithaca for the past 20 years. Not only has he been away from his kingdom and people, but his wife Penelope and his only son, the prince, Telemachus. Over these profuse years apart from one each other Penelope has stayed desolate, not marrying another to take place of the man she has wept for in thought of his return almost every night. By today's standards it is sometimes quite uncommon to hear of a widow or widower st

aying single and carrying on a relationship with anybody else than the one that they lost. At times money, property and materialistic objects can blind a relationship into wrong thoughts and perceptions that are spite and ill willed. While in The Odyssey it seems to be a case of a man sacrificing everything and doing whatever it takes to get home to his wife and child. There is no obstacle he cannot over come, no wall that is too high, and no ocean large enough that he can and would not conquer to see these two representations of his life. With these we learn that Odysseus falls into traps of deception, as well as lust and has to give up being true to Penelope in order to stay alive and continue his journey. Many do not agree with the idea of Odysseus, the man, engaging in extra marital affairs. I mean he's only doing it to continue on his journey home, isn't he? While if Penelope, the woman, decided to engage in such activities she would be seen as a "slut" and deceiver to her man of marriage.

I feel that this book had some good points in reflecting relationships. For instance the

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Odysseus Penelope, , continue journey, journey home, home wife, it's bed,
Approximate Word count = 739
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)