Comparing Penelope And Odysseus In Homer's The Odyssey

The Odyssey is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer.

It is, in part a sequel to the Iliad. In the Odyssey, Odysseus and his men face many perils

throughout many of their journeys. Furthermore, Odysseus usually ends up learning a

lesson. For example, the myth of odysseus and penelope is very influential. Penelope had

watched for her husband’s return, waiting for him loyally, though suspecting his identity

once he returns. Penelope tests Odysseus who had been gone and out of her life for 20

years, she knew not weather he was alive or dead. Artis, Johann Tischbein and poet

Linda Pastan went a step further to reveal how their work compares to human

experiences. In Penelope and Odysseus by Johann

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Extraordinary Power Of The Ordinary” The Mezzo Cammin ). Linda Pastan became a poet and

a writer at a very young age, at the age of 12 she was already sending work to “The New

Yorker” ( “The Extraordinary Power Of The Ordinary” The Mezzo Cammin ) . Although

Pastan’s father prefered for her to be a doctor and not a poet , Linda attended Radcliffe

college and graduated in 1954, she also received a masters degree in 1957 ( “The

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Extraordinary Power Of The Ordinary” The Mezzo Cammin ). Pastans most recent collection

is, Insomnia, this collection appeared at the beginning of fall and Since 1987, her

poems,books,and stories have appeared on “The Paris Review” ( “The Extraordinary

Power Of The Ordinary” The Mezzo Cammin ) . In her childhood Linda Pastan was very isolated

and spent most of her time reading, writing books, and poems ( “The Extraordinary Power Of

The Ordinary” The Mezzo Cammin ) . When Pastan had her own family she gave up poetry and

writing to focus on her family ( “The Extraordinary Power Of The Ordinary” The