Beginning at line 360, Telemakhos makes a statement directed towards his mother that "no man here has more authority than I do." With these lines Telemakhos is interrupting h

There may be another reason for Telemakhos' change of heart though. At the start of the story Homer paints the picture of him "sitting there unhappy among the suitors, a boy, daydreaming" (Book I line 140). Though the reader is unsure of how long the boy has been unhappy, one can infer that Telemakhos does not decide to rid of the suitors until Athena prompts him to do so. When he decided to take her advice and find word of his father overseas, Odysseus' son made his first attempt to take responsibility for his land.

Up until this point Odysseus' son has not spoken outwardly in an authoritative manner. Therefore, Telemakhos indirectly shows the suitors how he has become more powerful by speaking to his mother in front of them in a strict manner. Then in lines 367-368 he goes on to say that he will settle all disputes concerning the bow for he is the master there and

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Approximate Word count = 588
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)