Juxtaposition In The Odyssey

Achilles in Homer’s The Iliad is one of the best example of warrior hero “seeking the status of a hero embraced a life that was ongoing contest

Conflict is a prolonged struggle that only a few choose to overcome and those that choose to resolve it succeed for the long haul. The author of “The Odyssey” skillfully brings about many different adventures, that are simply magnified real world problems. As he manipulates mythical creatures and gods to his liking, the author exhibits Odysseus’ astonishing and breathtaking journey to his home in Ithaca. In the epic poem, “The Odyssey,” Homer has the protagonist, Odysseus, face many different internal and external conflicts that are overcome because of the specific character traits that are established through the series of stories demonstrated in this poem. Homer introduces Odysseus to the reader as a melancholy, yet patient hero,who longs

Feeling the need to learn more about yourself is something in which many of us have felt before, yet in what way do we approach trying to accomplish this? In both pieces, The Odyssey by Homer and The Journey by Mary Oliver, the main character undertakes a journey that teaches them about who they are, what they’re worth, and what they are capable of. In the Odyssey, Odysseus proved himself as a strong and great leader. Whilst on his journey back home, he comes across several different obstacles that he has to battle, face to face with them. In the end he defeats these challenges and reaches his ultimate goal, returning home.

In Book IX, lines 291-331 of The Odyssey, Homer's use of imagery, word choice, and figurative language. Is used to create Odysseus as the epic hero, which furthers the understanding of Odysseus’ true traits. In this passage the Cyclops who is the son of Poseidon shows hospitality to Odysseus and the other men at first, but soon devour two of Odysseus's men on the spot, and imprisons Odysseus/ putting him on the spot and causing him to make decisions very quickly. Throughout the whole epic poem and this passage as well imagery is used the most to create meaning. In lines 316-320 Homer says “Then he dismembered them and made his meal, gaping and crunching like a mountain lion, everything innards, flesh and marrow bones.

“… he gripped up two of my men at once and dashed them down upon the ground as though they had been puppies.” (21) This was the first Homeric simile that caught my eye. This Homeric simile gave me the impression that a giant was throwing humans brutally against the ground. With that small clip of a scene many people may predict that the giant kills everyone.

These are all emotions people have to live with every day. For example, in the books Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand, and The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, and the epic poem The Odyssey by Homer, the heroes of the story do things that are not noble or heroic. Despite these actions, readers accept characters as heroes. However, all of these characters have done things they regret.

The Odyssey is one of the most famous pieces of writing to this very day. Most have either heard of or have read this work within their high school or college years. This writing is what is called today an epic poem. An epic poem is a long narrative that normally entails the journey or struggles of an ancient hero. In The Odyssey the hero is Odysseus, and his adventures of being held captive and his escape back to his home are detailed in this narrative.

The Odyssey of Homer is about the hero Odysseus who starts an adventure to return to his home and kill the suitors who woo his wife and squander his wealth. Meanwhile, his son Telemachus searches for news of his father from his father's friends, and teams up with his father to kill the suitors. All the suitors are killed and Athena protects Odysseus and Telemachus from the suitors' parents. Honor and pride are the most important aspects of life and hubris leads to destruction. Honor and pride are considered important and must be defended.

“A hero is somebody who voluntarily walks into the unknown.” – Tom Hanks. In the story, The Odyssey written by Homer, there is an individual named Odysseus who has the qualities of a hero. There are many characteristics of Odysseus that give evidence that he is a hero, such as him being dauntless, protective, and devoted.

Even though Odysseus did not display his loyalty on the inside he thought he was. When he was passing through hades, Odysseus was confronted by the shadow of his fallen crew member, Elepnor, who had fallen off a roof and broke his neck. He told Odysseus he wanted a proper burial. “I beg you master to remember me then and not to sail away and forsake me utterly nor leave me there unburied and unwept in case I bring down the god's curse on you” (Homer 142). Odysseus running into Elepnor was the push he needed to realize he needed to be

These acts of brutality interpret Odysseus’s weakened morals and how he does not represent the honorable values of Ithaca. The first glimpse of Odysseus is introduced through his son Telemachus, who has only heard of his father through courageous stories. The longing for Odysseus at home has become stronger through his loved ones, although Odysseus’s brutal behavior is changing his inner representation. Ithaca’s citizens unknowingly still have a broad idea of Odysseus’s heroic ways and pass down great deals of tales that praise Odysseus immensely. Through this quote “If only that Odysseus sported with these suitors, a blood wedding, a quick death would take the lot” (Homer 1. 308)

A boy from my second grade class boasted about owning the world’s highest jump and, once challenged by another student, proved it to us by leaping off the playground swing while it was at its maximum height. The results were a broken leg and the regrets of an act of arrogance. Guy de Maupassant's short story “The Necklace,” Edgar Allen Poe’s short story “The Cask of Amontillado,” and Homer’s epic poem The Odyssey, illustrate a shared theme on excessive pride resulting in self-sabotage. Arrogance stems detriment.

He valued kleos so much that he was willing to cause his father a lot of grief when he died to get his kleos. He thought about the grief he would be causing his father when he and king Priam were talking “these words stirred within Achilles a deep desire to grieve for his own father. ”(Homer, 605). He was grieving for his father because he felt pity for his father for having to grieve for

“What of those years of rough adventure, weathered under Zeus?” (953). Odysseus, the main character, says this in The Odyssey, written by Homer. The epic starts off two years after the Trojan War, which Odysseus fought in for ten years. Now, Odysseus must journey home, which takes him another ten years. Odysseus faces challenges while going home and has some guidance along the way.

In the beginning of the Odyssey Odysseus and his men are leaving the city of Troy happy to go home. Next, they run into trouble and get attacked by giants! In the middle of the story Odysseus gets stranded on a island and is stuck with a strange woman. In the process of all this some people think that he has died and suitors have come to remarry the queen Penelope! Luckily in the end Odysseus gets home and kills all the suitors so he can be king once again.