the odyssey
Odysseus the hero in The Odyssey, is kept away from his family and home for many years, but it is because of his own flaws which canker him. His pride, arrogance, and greed for his own self-pleasure distract him from his ultimate goal, which is to get home to his family. He is motivated to get home because his love for his wife and his want and need to raise his son. However his flaws stand in the way of him reaching his goals as fast as he believes he would like to. Through his flaws we learn valuable lessons about him and his society. We learn how one has to give respect before one gets respect, how pride only gets one’s self into more trouble, and how not being true to one’s self can only cause confusion and problems. Odysseus lets his pride interfere with his return home. On page 139, lines 502-505, he tells the Cyclops the following “ Cyclops, if anyone ever asks you how you came by your blindness, tell him your eye was put out by Odysseus sacker of cities, the son of Laertes, who lives in Ithaca.” This comment is not necessary and shows the large amount of disrespect he has for others. It is bad enough that he blinds the Cyclops after eating his sheep and other food, he does not need to rub it in anymore. This comment does
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Some common words found in the essay are:
Poor Poseidon, Cyclops Cyclops, , Calypsos Island, Finally Odysseus, bag winds, odysseus bag, ones self, example odysseus, calypso tell leave, page 139 lines, odysseus bag winds, love wife, 24 books, calypso tell, own self-pleasure, tell leave, getting home,
Approximate Word count = 1020
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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