The Similarities Between Cold Mountain And The Odyssey

      Penelope and Helen are the real human women who can steal men's hearts with their own feminine ways and they never let their man go.  Helen stole the heart of Paris and later married Menelaus-the love that Paris had for Helen began the long Trojan War.  Even with her shaded past, Helen is able to live her life as a proper adjusted middle-class matron.  Penelope and Odysseus were only together for a few years before he was sent off to war and, while he was gone for over twenty years, his love for her lasted.  Penelope is the symbol of marital fidelity, of trust, honor  and devotion.

In keeping with the idea that female characters play a supporting role in the story of a male protagonist, Homer makes a point to focus on Odysseus’ wife. Penelope is the model of

The Odyssey is about a war hero, Odysseus, returning home and his obstacles. Cold Mountain is about a man , Inman, who is a confederate soldier who leaves his troop after being wounded to return home to his beloved wife, Ada. Both have many similarities such as war, returning to their women, the obstacles they face, and the character traits the men show. Although The Odyssey is based during the time of the Roman Empire and Cold Mountain during the time of the civil war, they are very much alike in the story lines. Although Odysseus and Inman are 2 different people they both go through a journey and endure many of the same things. These similarities show how Frazier, the author of Cold Mountain, used some of the same ideas as Homer, the author

These stories are completely different, yet alike in some situations. They were both single mothers while their husbands were gone. Penelope was loyal to Odysseus, but Penny couldn’t care less about Everett. They were both fit for their husbands in different ways, and were the reason their husbands wanted to come home. Overall, these women were both self-confident and strong-willed throughout either story, whether they were wives from the late 1930’s or Ancient

To begin with, The Odyssey and Cold Mountain have many similarities. The first and main similarity is that both characters, Odysseus and Inman, share the same ultimate destination. Home. Both protagonist in the stories main destination is to ultimately get home to their loved ones back home. In The Odyssey, when Calypso offers Odysseus that she will turn him immortal if he is willing to stay with her in the island, Odysseus turns down the offer. He later explains

Foster explains in How to Read Literature Like a Professor for Kids that, along with Shakespeare, authors often use Greek myths to shape their stories. It seems as though that Charles Frazier uses the myth The Odyssey in his novel Cold Mountain. Similar to Odysseus, Inman is on a journey home to his love with geographically challenging aspects. The Greek language appears in reference to Ada, the Penelope of Cold Mountain. After the passing of her father, she is assessing her competence for surviving. She mentions that the only talents she possesses are a fluency in French, Latin, and Greek. Another significant Greek reference comes whenever Ada meets up with Ruby, the servant who isn't quite a servant. In the break between chores, Ruby and

In the books the Odyssey and Cold Mountain there are numerous similarities between the main characters, Odysseus and Inman. The similarities range from simple details in their lives to both men’s journey. Some of the similarities vary from the character traits of the two men, the end destination of their journeys, and the challenges both men face. One of these similarities is both characters find themselves home after the end of their journeys. Odysseus returns home twenty years after the ending of the Trojan war to his wife and son, and Inman returns home after the civil war to marry the woman he loves.

Penelope remained loyal to her husband during the twenty years Odysseus has been away. She also formulate a plan that will keep the suitors at bay, unlike Clytemnestra who is unfaithful cheats on her husband with Aegisthus. Both Clytemnestra and Aegisthus devise a plan which ultimately kills her husband Agamemnon when he return from war. Her character reveals that

People might argue that “Cold Mountain” and “The Odyssey” don’t carry anything alike, but maybe they don’t understand the Two stories. Similarities from “Cold Mountain” and “The Odyssey” would be the Heroism, same destination, and both have many challenges. These two novels had other similarities, but these were the broad ones. The First similarity would be the both main characters which show heroism. for example In “The Odyssey” Odysseus one of the great warriors of the trojan war shows this character trait by out smarting the trojans (during the trojan war) by developing a plan.

In ancient times, women were considered less than men, but in these times that thesis had changed a lot. Women now fight for their rights and are as important as men. But during those ancient times women were less than men and they didn’t have any rights and were treated like slaves. Even though women had those problems there was a group of women that fight for their rights, like Medea, Antigone, Helena, Electra, among others, in order to show that since that time the figure of the woman was important in humanity. It is noteworthy that the woman has a special gift to face the adversities of life, and despite the pain they might feel before a problem can stand firm in their positions.

I found that The Walking Dead and The Odyssey share similar themes. Both tell a story of a very well-liked man who goes on a journey to get back home to his family. Both men have to face trials and obstacles to get back and reclaim what was theirs. For example, the first test that Rick must face is getting out of the hospital after being in a coma for who knows how long. He is obviously tired and weak from the coma and could’ve gotten eaten right then if it would not have been for Morgan to help him. Morgan’s help was similar to the help provided by Athena and the other mythological gods in the Odyssey. Both Odysseus and Rick demonstrate a clever and kind of audacious attitude when dealing with enemies. For example, Odysseus tells the Cyclops

In the great narratives of In the Beginning and The odyssey there are several similarities. The two narratives have characters that have to accomplish a multitude of challenges, the big problem in both narratives is the characters have to face and manage temptation. Temptation is what gets both of the characters in the narratives into complicated missions that had led them into worse case of scenarios. Temptation is a big problem in both books, however the characters handle the obstacles or challenges differently.

The Iliad and The Odyssey are two of the greatest epic poems ever written, their stories are captivating, their heroes are strong; but are their stories similar? In The Iliad the epic hero is Achilles, he is a strong warrior who is filled with rage. His long tale is in the battle of the Trojan War, he fights this battle then quits then rejoins for reasons I will talk about later in this essay. Achilles is very linear minded and can only think of one thing at a time. Odysseus from the poem The Odyssey is the type of guy you will do anything for. He is a very tricky man who after the war cannot make it home to see his wife Penelope for

Penelope, as the wife of Odysseus, symbolizes the sweet and warm home that wanderer Odysseus yearns to return and also the irreplaceable history and memories of Odysseus. Hence, the actions that Penelope takes should be considered a significant component of

The Odyssey was about Odysseus and his men and how they were going back home. They were coming back from the Trojan War. In the beginning Odysseus and his men were trying to find their way back home. In the middle of the book they had to go to the underworld to get directions to get back home. In the end of the book Odysseus is back home with Penelope and his son.