After Odysseus and his men had made it back from the underworld, they made their way towards Circe 's Island. They were all exhausted and decided that they should all get some rest for what lies in their next adventure. When Odysseus woke up the next morning from a sleep that left him even more tired, he couldn 't tell where he was. His compass was going haywire, and he couldn 't figure out where he was. He had the navigator come up from his slumber, but he had no better luck. "Where are we?" Odysseus asked the navigator with a furrow in his brow. "When will we reach salvation?" The navigator remained silent, using his skills, but still unable to figure anything out. Odysseus took that as a sign as they were lost, so he went down to his …show more content…
"But, Penelope. I long to be with her once more." Odysseus said. "She has moved on, for she believes that you have passed and are due to no return. She has remarried." "No." Odysseus said in disbelief. "This can 't be true." "It is, son. Now I must lead every, for I 've got other business to attend." His mother said, and without a goodbye, she left. Odysseus woke up, realizing that it was just a dream and that his mother wasn 't actually there. He rubbed his face. What his mother said couldn 't possibly be true, could it? He got dressed and woke up his men, getting them ready to scavenge the land and hopefully they 'll ring the missing man. "Alright, men, we need to take precautions here. Never wander away from the group you are assigned, and if you do, make sure you have at least one person with you." Odysseus said to his men, standing on a tote. "Are we clear?" His men all agreed in chorus. They set up into smaller groups and went looking around the land. "Sister? What are you doing here?" One of his men said and disappeared into the trees. "No! Come back!" Odysseus shouted towards him to no avail and began to chase after him along with his men. "Bailey!" They all shouted, but he remained …show more content…
"I 'm sorry for leaving. I thought I saw something, but then I got lost." Bailey said to the men and Odysseus. "Don 't do it again!" Odysseus said angrily. "Next time you stray away from the group, we leave you. You will not be allowed to continue on this journey with us. Now eat up." He finished, placing a hand on Baileys shoulder then returning to his spot next to the fire. All the men greeted Bailey back into the group, telling him everything that they found out --nothing. "Odysseus, honey, I have moved out of our most recent living quarters. I moved in with my new husband and our baby. I don 't want you to return home, for thinks the happiest that I have ever been. If you do return, do not expect me to leave him for you. I will refuse to see you. Goodbye forever, Odysseus." Penelope 's voice ran through Odysseus 's dream, along with the sweet smell of honey. Odysseus had woken up long before everyone else, making plans for the remainder of their time on the island. When men started to wake up, they gathered what they will be needing for the days scavenge. "Wake up the remaining men." Odysseus commanded, who began to wake the rest of the men. "What are we to do for today?" Bailey asked, standing right
As eager as Odysseus is to get back home to his wife and son in Ithaca, the shipmates on board with him are struggling with hunger and the loss of energy. Looking at Odysseus’ intense determination to return to his town, it seems as if the only idea that is filled in his mind is to go back to Ithaca without looking at the tired condition of his shipmates. Odysseus’ yelled difficult orders and tasks that were expected to be fulfilled by his sailors, and for the most part they were able to complete it. Looking at the poor men rowing day and night over the monstrous waves, Odysseus never gave them a chance to take a break and enjoy a single meal, until one shipmate decided to speak up. Even so, Odysseus was narrow-minded and thought only about
5. Does Nausicaa believe her parents will help Odysseus? Nausicaa believes that her parents will help Odysseus because they have an obligation in which all Greeks have to help strangers and feed them like they are family, also Odysseus is a good person, and Athena makes it seem like Odysseus is a God to them. 6.
Odysseus stated “At sunrise it will at once get abroad that I have been killing the suitors; go upstairs, therefore, and stay there with your women. See nobody and ask no questions." (Book XXIII par28) at this point he was done killing the suitors and taking back the control over his household. His telling the remaining people that were loyal in his absent, to remain calm. And to stay in the house.
Odysseus says that he is “a man of sorrows”, so he can’t answer these questions. Penelope describes that she also has sorrows because she really doesn’t want to marry any of the suitors (185). Odysseus later
They both fought through the mental and physical pain of their journey, and even though they make it to where they want to be, there are still challenges that await them both. Odysseus is successful when he finally reaches his homeland ithaca but has to stay undercover from enemies that are there. Odysseus’s success in finally reaching home is still proven to have challenges when Homer writes, “ I'm a fugitive now ,you see. I killed Idomeneus’ son, Orsilochus, lightning on his legs , a man who beat all runners alive on that long island-what a racer!”(13.295.294-296). This quote from Odysseus proves that he is in fact back in Ithaca and is still being hunted and needs to stay undercover.
The crew of Odysseus rebels multiple times throughout their journey to Ithaca by disregarding their commanding officer’s directions. King Aeolus gives Odysseus winds in an ox skin bag as a going-away gift to arrive back on Ithaca, but does not include the crewmates in the gift. Odysseus’ sailors become jealous of the favoritism shown by King Aeolus, so they open the ox bag and “all the winds burst out” while Odysseus is sleeping (Fagles 10.52). The crew does not like how Odysseus, a unilateral decision maker, receives more attention and gifts from the King, so they become resentful of their captain. Differently, Mark Watney’s crew trusts him and focuses on their new sole purpose: saving their fellow crewmember.
Odysseus responds with “I long for home, long for the sight of home.” (87). Odysseus does not say that he misses Penelope or that he wants to see her, he only states that he wants to see his
Odysseus takes extra precaution and has his men tie him to the ship’s mast. Odysseus said, “From the bottom of my heart I longed to listen, and I ordered my men to set me free, nodding my head and working my brows; but they simply went on pulling with a good swing” (Homer, 141-2). Finally, Odysseus and his men were sailing along the ocean, when they came upon the divided hell that was Scylla and Charybdis. They all stood paralyzed in fear as Charybdis moved the water nearby
I looked out the window, expecting to see the runaway crew member but instead I saw a different man who I immediately recognized as Odysseus. My spirits rose because I knew he was smarter than the others. Once again I lured him into my palace and offered him food and wine, which he refused. He only wanted to get his men returned to their original forms and to continue his journey to Ithaca with them by his side. When I finally convinced him to drink my wine, he was not affected by it.
Telemachus has lost all hope that his father is still alive so he believes there is no way of getting rid of the suitors. Telemachus tells Athena, “Yet, were Odysseus to return,
Odysseus finally escaped her and was one step closer to returning home, but he still had a long way to go. Zeus promised there would be troubles, and I was ready to stop
This text shows that Odysseus can be humble and accept that he needs to listen to survive and he alone can not keep his whole crew alive. Odysseus tends to use his own wit and skills to survive not needing others help, but sometimes he does need to take others advice to
The last key point that is important to realize is that Odysseus thinks through his choices and advice. We have already seen that Odysseus is a thought out planner and a social situation genius, yet he is also wise with the choices and advice he decides to take. When Odysseus returns to Circe for the funeral, Circe gives Odysseus some significant advice that can help him get home. She tells him about the Sirens and the monsters and gives him advice on what routes to take and what precautions to take. Odysseus could of easily ignored this information, seeing as he is a crafty man who thinks very highly of himself, but Odysseus realizes that the advice will benefit him and his crew, so he decides to put this advice to use.
After Telemachus and his father share a reunion, he leads his father to his house. Upon arrival, Odysseus disguises himself as a beggar and finds that the house has been taken over by sires trying to court his wife as a result of his actions. After completing Athena’s task, Odysseus reveals himself to his wife. However, Odysseus finds it very difficult to convince his wife that he has truly come back. When Odysseus reveals something no one else knows, Penelope runs to him and throws her arms around him.
In this important exchange between Odysseus and his mother,