Odysseus Character Analysis

Leadership appears multiple times throughout the story and is a common theme throughout. One of the most important times leadership was shown was when they had been captured by the cyclops near the beginning when they wanted help getting home and Odysseus had lead his men with courage even though they were terrified. “Now by the gods, I drove my big hand spike deep in the embers, charring it again, and cheered my men along with battle talk to keep their courage up:no quitting now.” (p# 904) This particular quote is quite important because the men needed to do this to escape, but if they were to fail they would most definitely die. They were scared and Odysseus is the one who decided to keep their courage up. In modern times we rely on leaders but sometimes they can act foolish. It is nice to know that the king of a country was able to take such a high amount of

In the Odyssey, by Homer, Odysseus overcame his temptations; I too will have to overcome these in the future . As a college student I will face with the decision to go to a party or study. Logically students should choose to study but students have a hard time resisting the temptation. Odysseus faced the option of eating the lotus plant but he chose not to eat it. This shows that Odysseus is a great leader due to the fact that he puts his men first. “I drove them all three wailing, to the ships, tied them under their rowing benches, and called the rest: ‘All hands aboard; come, clear the beach and no one taste the Lotus, or you lose your hope of home.” (9.48-52) This quote gives an example of Odysseus resisting

“The art of leadership is saying no, and not saying yes”(Tony Blair). In the Odyssey, Odysseus is the captain of a large fleet trying to get back to their home, Ithaca. Odysseus, with his crew, had to go through many obstacles to return to Ithaca. Odysseus was a bad leader because he was selfish, arrogant, and couldn’t control his men.

In the epic poem The Odyssey by Homer, Odysseus demonstrates his unimpressive and weak leadership skills. He is brave in his decision-making because he knows what is best for him and what must be done to get back to Ithaca, but it is done out of selfishness. His selfishness is portrayed by being thoughtless about putting his men into dangerous situations even if it results in their deaths along the way. Although he puts himself and his safety before his shipmates, he frightens them into not questioning him which causes them to obey his orders. He does not take advice from anyone because everything he does is to make an impression on the gods and capture their attention. Hardships are thrown his way throughout his journey, and he distracted

Throughout the entire book Odysseus shows that he as an amazing leader. “ Nine whole days we sailed, nine nights, nonstop”- Odysseus, (P. 231, L. 32.) Odysseus leads his crew to new lands always getting

In the epic The Odyssey by Homer, Odysseus should not be considered a good leader because he is giving false hope to his crew and treats his crew very poorly by letting them die for his mistakes. A good leader should do what is necessary in order to achieve their goal and must be considerate of their crew, by respecting them and notifying them about any changes in their plans. It is the leader’s duty to let the crew decide what to do in tough situations and consider their opinions on entering risky scenarios.

In the Odyssey, by Homer and “The Lady, of the Tiger?’ by Frank R. Stockton there are many examples of responsibilities of power. Power can be used for good or bad. In both passages, Odysseus and the king both use there The Odyssey shows many examples of power being used for good. For example, Odysseus sacrifices many things to help him and his men get back to Ithica.

The Odyssey originally written by Homer, then rewritten by Geraldine McCaughrean is an epic where the main character Odysseus is coming home from the treachery of war and struggles to get to his homeland Ithaca. On this journey, Odysseus shows terrible leadership as he shows arrogance and egotistical behavior throughout the book. A good leader will be confident as to be aspiring, but a weak leader is arrogant. He also shows disrespect, untruthfulness, and deceptiveness to his crew as they journey across the vast ocean. Not now and not in ancient times would they call Odysseus a leader but maybe hero as his actions are worthy of tales.

In the world so chaotic, everybody needs a strong leader to keep things smooth and going. There are different leaders needed in different situations, and the more complicated or dangerous the situation is, the stronger and smarter the leader should be. One of the great examples of a strong leadership that has been described in literature is the one of Odysseus. Odysseus is a hero in Homer’s epic poem, The Odyssey. Odysseus is portrayed as a smart, strong and charismatic leader.

In the book “The Odyssey” there were many situations where Odysseus might not have been the strongest leader. I think that he was a strong leader overall in many different circumstances. Towards the beginning of the book when he gets to the first island where they stopped for food and supplies. I think he was a good leader cause he went with them but when they had troubles with the others it wasn't his fault that he lost some of his men. He could not control what happened at that island. Towards the middle of the book when he goes to the underworld to find Teiresias. He goes by himself with none of his men all alone. I think that when he did this it made himself look very tough and strong. Towards the end where he goes by Charybdis and scylla

Odysseus & George Washington Leadership is, “The act of inspiring subordinates to perform and engage in achieving a goal”-businessdictionary.com. To be a leader, you should have certain characteristics such as creativity, the power to motivate, and respect. Through determination/motivation, skill, and respect, Odysseus and George Washington have demonstrated leadership. Examples of their leadership qualities will be taken from Washington’s Farewell Address, and The Odyssey.

In the Odyssey, Odysseus is an amazing leader. However, he wasn’t always a prodigious leader. He had to spend 20 years at sea and in unexplored lands. Because of his actions, he stirred up anger in Poseidon and in return, Poseidon cursed Odysseus and all that assist him. Though Odysseus is now a great leader, he wasn’t always the best he could be.

Though Odysseus was a leader, he also gave people a good attitude to help them succeed in the future. In the book The Odyssey, Odysseus and his men had to make it out of the cyclops cave. When the cyclops ate some of the men Odysseus had to give the rest of the men a good attitude to make it out alive. After doing that, Odysseus gave the Cyclops some wine so he drank it and said,”Give me another; thank you kindly”(906), so Odysseus obeyed him with a good attitude to get out alive. A second example of Odysseus having a good attitude to succeed is when he came back home after being gone for 20 years. He had to see his wife and son who didn’t believe it was him but was eventually able to prove it was him by keeping a good attitude. Once he finally

To most people a leader or a hero is a person with special achievements, strong, and brave person with amazing personality but it takes time to become a good leader or a hero just like Odysseus who is the main character of The Odyssey by Homer, Odysseus becomes an effective leader over time by shedding his hubris and expecting humility.

Odysseus was a leader and a very good one, Odysseus led his army on a ten year quest to victory. Odysseus calls his men back from the island of the lotus eaters, “I drove them, all three wailing, to the ships, tied them down under their rowing benches, and called the rest: ‘All hands aboard’”-211-213 Odysseus uses his leadership skills to rescue his men from