Analysis Of Homer 's ' The Odyssey '

Telemachus was the son of Odysseus, mighty king of Ithaca and hero of Athena. Telemachus was a mere infant when Odysseus set sail for Troy where he helped to conquer the Trojans and retrieve Menelaus’ wife Helen. Despite emerging victorious from the Trojan war, Odysseus hadn't succeeded in returning home to Ithaca, and so twenty-one years after his departure for Troy, his family and kingdom believed him to be dead. Telemachus had lived his entire life without his father and as the Odyssey begins, although twenty-one years of age, Telemachus seems to be a child and not a powerful young man. Telemachus was first portrayed as a somber young lad who's heart was stricken with grief for the loss of his father. He was daydreaming and keeping to himself

Prince Telemachus of Ithaca was living in a world of greed and disrespect during his father's twenty-year hiatus. His father, King Odysseus, had set off to fight along with fellow Greeks in the Trojan War. After the war, all the Greeks who did not perish during the battles had made it back to their homelands, with the exception of Odysseus. During this time suitors had taken over Odysseus' palace and were courting his wife. It was time for Telemachus to take action against the crude suitors and become a mature adult. In "The Odyssey" by Homer, a young prince sets off to learn news about his father. At the same time Telemachus meets influential people who introduce him to a whole new world, which propels him to become a mature and

Three traits that Odysseus and Telemakhos share are clear-headedness, eloquence, and showing strong emotion. They are portrayed with these traits in the Odyssey, composed by Homer. Odysseus is a renowned military strategist, warrior, and the King of Ithaca. He was forced to go to war against Troy twenty years ago, and since then has traveled all over the Aegean trying to find a way back home. Meanwhile, his son, Telemakhos, has developed into a full-grown man from the mere infant he was when his father left for war. He has searched far and wide for news of his father, still hoping, along with his mother, Penelope, that Odysseus is still alive somewhere and somehow, even though most have assumed he is dead. Through his ventures, Telemakhos

  The Odyssey was a great book in which many characters were brought out and developed.  The most significant development that occured in the epic was the development of Telemachus.  Telemachus is a very complex character that Homer develops from beginning to end.  From the beginning when is a mere shadow of his father to near the end in which he is considered just as courageous.  Many factors influence Telemachus as he matures into a man.

In the beginning of The Odyssey, Telemachus is not yet a man and not sure of himself yet. Embarking on a mission to find his father, he matures from a child to a strong, single-minded adult. Throughout the poem, Telemachus finds his place in the world and becomes a more well-rounded person. Although Telemachus never quite matches his father Odysseus in terms of wit, strength, agility, his resilience does develop throughout the text. In the epic, The Odyssey, by Homer, the young boy Telemachus changes from an insecure teen into a confident and poised young man as he travels the seas in search for his father, whose bravery and intelligence proves to be comparable to his own.

In the Odyssey Telemachus has varying relationships with his mother, Penelope, the suitors, and his nurse, Eurycleia; a mother and son but also head of household and subordinate member of the household, a young boy and superior men, and a son and mother but also a master and servant. In the poem, Telemachus must find out what became of his father, Odysseus, who never returned home from the Trojan war. Meanwhile suitors from various places try to force his mother, Penelope, into marriage while they deplete all of Odysseus’ resources and destroy his house. With all of these complicated situations, Telemachus must take on a variety of different roles depending on who he’s interacting with. Based on the text, Telemachus has superior, strained, and complex relationships with his mother, the suitors, and Eurycleia.

Telemachus does not overreact when he wants to speak. He was angry but still remained calm. He was able to keep his frustration under control. " Odysseus' son rejoiced; the boy could sit no longer- fired up to speak, he took his stand among the gathered men." Telemachus is calm even though he is upset. He is upset that he is not getting answers about his dad. To come of age means to make rational decisions even when your upset. " Adults experience their emotions but when it comes to their actions, they make rational decisions on the basis of self-interest and moral concerns." Adults hardly get upset and when they do, they keep it under control and have self discipline. Telemachus managed his emotions without stressing out and showing his irritation. He also, later on he stops expecting people people to feel sorry for

Telemachus, one of the main characters in The Odyssey, is negatively affected by his father, Odysseus. Odysseus is a monster to Telemachus because his absence causes immense troubles for his son everyday. In the novel, Telemachus is left alone to take care of his kingdom, Ithaca. Suitors that are chasing after his mother

In the epic poem The Odyssey, by Homer, Odysseus’s son, Telemachus, proves himself to be a hero because he stands up for what he feels is right, even at the risk of personal sacrifice. Throughout the story, many of Telemachus’ actions prove that he is the true hero of The Odyssey. Telemachus has a hero’s traits of level-headedness, loyalty, and bravery, which allow him to make the right decisions and see them to fruition, which results in his royal family returning to their formal way of life in Ithaca.

He couldn't have know his father, a true man, would be gone so long, yet he begins to find his way in the “Telemachia” of the Odyssey by Homer. The disrespectful behavior and boorish characteristics of the suitors provide a critical contrast to the ideal Greek values of “xenia”, good public speaking , and respect for the elders and superiors that Telemachus develops throughout the epic as he travels to Pylos and Sparta. Telemachus learns to encompass the true Greek values of man through meeting with highly respected kings like King Nestor and King Menelaus, and learning from the inadequate behavior of the suitors.

In Homer’s The Odyssey, Telemachus is characterized as sophisticated, both in speech and in physique. As Telemachus asks King Nestor for news concerning the whereabouts of his father, Telemachus’ voice [blew away] the king. He was thus swayed to state, “Your way with words – it’s just like [Odysseus’] – I’d swear no youngster could ever speak like you, so apt, so telling” (Homer 111). The fact that even the wise king Nestor was able to recognize the eloquent speech of Telemachus indirectly characterizes Telemachus as knowledgeable and refined. In addition, the connection of Telemachus’ fluency to Odysseus demonstrates the development of Telemachus’ character, which is further cultivated by the fearlessness that Telemachus exhibits when he breaks

Homer’s epic, the Odyssey, tells the story of the famed war hero Odysseus, but the epic starts with the focus on his son, Telemachus. Although the Odyssey’s main focus is not on Telemachus, Odysseus’s story starts with him for a reason. Telemachus plays his own unique, important role in the story. Telemachus has been separated from Odysseus since his infanthood. Since the whereabouts of Odysseus are unknown to Telemachus, Telemachus worries for his father, and for all he knows, he might be dead.

Throughout the last few books of the Odyssey, Homer explains to the reader how Odysseus reestablishes his relationships with his family and friends of Ithaka. It’s possible the restoration of his relationship with his son, Telemachus, is the most significant event of all. This reconnection carries out three main purposes. First, it serves to characterize Telemachus' likeness to his father in the virtues of wisdom, humility, patience, and organization. Secondly, it enables Odysseus a chance to coach Telemachus on how to be a powerful ruler like he is. Lastly, Homer uses the reconnection to highlight the importance of a healthy family structure to a society. To be able to understand

Through his journey to Pylos and Sparta, Telemachus, who was born into a very privileged and high ranking family, learns how to use his inherited social status and connections for his own interests, which will help him mature into manhood. Telemachus was never old enough to remember what it was like when his father was around. Since Odysseus left, he has lived with his mom and nurse. However, for three years, he has been overwhelmed by suitors, who have taken over his house. Odysseus was never able to show Telemachus how to stand up for himself. Telemachus has been less than passive when going about doing things to get what he wants. When Athena comes and tells him that his father is going to come home, he realizes he has been ignoring what he knows is wrong, such as the suitors throwing parties every night, and that he needs to stop them. He doesn’t have any idea of how he is going to find his father when Athena comes, but he along his way finds that he has many resources and connections at hand that will allow him to find out what happened to his dad. Athena, disguised as Mentor, an old friend of Odysseus, encourages Telemachus to talk to Nestor. "Telemachus, no more shyness, this is not the time!/ We sailed the seas for this, for news of your father —// So go right up to Nestor...// Press him yourself to tell the whole truth:/ he'll never lie — the man is far too wise"(3.16-22) Here, Athena is encouraging Telemachus to be assertive, to get what the needs to know to find his father. Telemachus responds, "How can I greet him, Mentor, even approach the king?/ I'm hardly adept at subtle conversation./ Someone my age might feel shy, what's more,/ interrogating an older man."/ (3.23-27) He is intimidated. The irony is that he himself is of the higher class, and if Odysseus had been home, he would be accustomed to these interactions. This is Odysseus learning that he has high social status and can enjoy the privileges he was born with, such as being able to talk to the king. While there, Telemachus learns of the fate of the family of Agamemnon. Agamemnon came home to find his wife in love with Aegisthus, and together they kill him. Orestes, one of Agamemnon’s sons, avenges his father’s murder and kills

Penelope shows arête with wit and trickery-“so every day she wove on the great loom…every night by torchlight she unwove it; and so for three years she deceived the Akhaians” (112-114)- delays choosing a suitor, loyal to Odysseus