you got home to see them again? The book Ender’s Game is very easy to compare and contrast to The Odyssey because of the themes, characters, and the plot lines. Three of the characters in Ender's Game are Ender, Valentine, and Colonel Graff, and in The Odyssey there was Odysseus, Penelope, and Athena. They have something in common with each other. Ender and Odysseus both went to battle, but Ender came home after the war, Odysseus went to battle but he did not go home immediately after. He came across
not only a vital character trait for Odysseus, but also an important trait for any dutiful citizen. Odysseus personifies loyalty as he journeys back to Ithika in, but his wife and servants also display an extreme amount of devotion to their lost king. Those that are loyal are rewarded, while those that aren’t are punished. Odysseus, as the ideal hero, expresses loyalty in multiple ways throughout The Odyssey. Although Odysseus is unfaithful to his wife Penelope physically, his determination to get
The Odyssey Writing: Prompt #3 Prompt: Compare and contrast the role of women as portrayed in The Odyssey. Consider how they are loyal, strong—or weak, hospitable, etc. The Odyssey includes many women characters, differing from strong, powerful women to women that don’t have a meaningful role in the story. Some women in the story include Penelope, Athena, and Leucothea. These women play a role in Odysseus’s journey and life. Athena and Leucothea, two of the most influential women in the story
Upon first glance, the story and plot of The Odyssey seems quite comprehensible. Most people will look at Homer’s work and will see the great Odysseus as the main character and focus of the story. Odysseus is often viewed by individuals as a heroic figure, an epic hero to be specific, and the King of Ithaca. He is seen as a man who has done the impossible, which includes battling through countless obstacles, slaying monsters and people alike, and somehow, miraculously, managing to make his return
That person exists in contrasts with other people. Other people exist in comparison with that person. These ideals exist in all of literature with the introduction and the plays of old. The Odyssey along with olden works of literature conduct their secondary characters to interact with the primary. Homer utilizes the ideals of contrasts in the appearance of foils to compare the locations, behaviors, and families/people of The Odyssey. Consisting of various degrees of contrasts of the actions and personalities
The Role of Women in The Odyssey The Odyssey, by Homer, is an epic poem based on the story of an ancient Greek hero, Odysseus, and his twenty year journey—ten years spent fighting in the Trojan War and the other ten spent traveling home. In the poem, Homer presents the theme of the role and nature of women. Men were the dominant gender in ancient Greece, and women, who were inferior, were only valued for their beauty and their ability to reproduce. However, in this poem, Homer both exemplifies
That person exists in contrasts with other people. Other people exist in comparison with that person. These ideals exist in all of literature with the introduction and the plays of old. The Odyssey along with olden works of literature, conduct their secondary characters to interact with the primary. Homer utilizes the ideals of contrast in the appearance of foils to compare the locations, behaviors, and families/people of The Odyssey. Consisting of various degrees of contrasts of the actions and personalities
noted. There is a immense contrast between the Odyssey and other epic poetry of the period. There are several women characters in the Odyssey. All of them add to plot in significant ways and they are also treated with admiration. The women of the poem change the lives of the gods and men, and how they link in significant ways to one
All that Odysseus seems to want throughout the poem is to come home again, but that is one thing he is not granted from the god Poseidon for nearly ten years time. On the first page of the Odyssey we learn that all his friends-in-arms had the fortune of returning home “while he alone still hungered for home and wife.“ (The Odyssey by Homer, translated by Robert Fitzgerald; Book I, line 21-22). The original intention of this paper was to ask the question: What is home? What is it that Odysseus yearns
All that Odysseus seems to want throughout the poem is to come home again, but that is one thing he is not granted from the god Poseidon for nearly ten years time. On the first page of the Odyssey we learn that all his friends-in-arms had the fortune of returning home “while he alone still hungered for home and wife.“ (The Odyssey by Homer, translated by Robert Fitzgerald; Book I, line 21-22). The original intention of this paper was to ask the question: What is home? What is it that Odysseus yearns