Analysis Of 'Odysseus And The Cyclops'

Alexander Hamilton, the founder of the American Federalist Party, stated, “there is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature above itself, in acts of bravery and heroism” (Brainy Quote). Odysseus’s specialty of heroism works to gain his liberty in the story of the Cyclops. In the myth, he, a mighty adventurer, becomes a legend after he defeats a Cyclops named Polyphemus and successfully escapes from the cave. His actions impress every person in ancient Greece; therefore, he is admired by the society. The Cyclops, a mythological poem from Homer’s The Odyssey, and the video version of this myth named Odysseus and the Cyclops Part I and II emphasize that Odysseus’s ambition and bravery are the significant characteristics that make him a great epic hero. Odysseus’s passion to venture leads him to start his arduous exploration of the Cyclops. He is always ambitious, and never hesitates when it comes to excavate something dreadful. After the crews’ ship has arrived, he and his men decide to approach the unaccustomed island to have a closer look of a type of creature that people rarely seen—Cyclops. In the text, it says, “Odysseus and his company of men set out to learn if the Cyclopes were friends or foes” (Homer 98) to describe Odysseus’s ardent feelings to discover things that he had never known, and moreover, how curious and aggressive he is. Nevertheless his ambitions causes him to be too arrogant and accidentally gives Polyphemus an opportunity to know his