comparing and contrasting Odysseus and Percy Jackson

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Heroic, Strong, Brave, Confident. A hero is these things and many more. Two heroes who are very alike are Odysseus from the Odyssey and Hercules from the Disney movie Hercules. Not only did they both battle fearsome monsters, they were both working against an angered Greek god and shared many common characteristics. Odysseus and Hercules may have been uncannily alike but in the beginning they had their differences in motive. Although towards the end their purpose became more alike than ever.

Percy Jackson and the Story of Perseus in Greek Mythology are both very well known. But taking a closer look they are more than a movie and a greek legend. They are stories that draw off each other and change the story to fit the time. For Percy it’s Modernized, but for Perseus it was in the Greek era. In this essay you will learn that Percy Jackson draws on the original legend of Perseus by generally keeping the plot the same and the characters. Although, the characters are a bit more modernized to be easier to connect to. It changes the legend in adding on a couple of other greek legends to add depth. This is shown through the plot modernization that takes place in real places, the Characters that are modernized but are the same on the inside,

The novel is an extremely immersive experience owing to the protagonist - Percy Jackson - regularly breaking the fourth wall and speaking directly to the readers. It builds up suspense by foreshadowing the events to come, giving the readers a taste of the challenges awaiting Percy in the pages ahead. Percy is portrayed as the modern-day equivalent of classical heroes. Like the past heroes, Percy is treated differently by those around him, and has trouble fitting in with them. An absent father and a lack of knowledge of his own past help draw further parallels with the classical 'hero' figure. The significant people in Percy's life appear to know something about Percy that he doesn’t know and seek to protect him. Percy, however, is a stubborn

Some people would like to have Odysseus as a father, however I’m not one of those people and I don’t understand why would anyone want a father like Odysseus, he not a good father nor a respectable husband, because a good husband won't sleep with two other demi-goddesses (Circe and Calypso), and he wasn’t put in that situation by accident, although polyphemus wanted to eat them as a leader he should've thought of the consequences before he took action, he had to keep in mind that he was poseidon’s son so instead of trying to run away he decided to become violent, so he did that to himself by blinding Poseidon’s son Polyphemus the Cyclops, which made Poseidon angry which caused a delay to his return home.

In Star Wars, Luke Skywalker goes on an adventure to, ultimately, save Princess Leia but also encounters many troubles and an encounter that changes his life forever which is meeting his (unexpected) father. The Odyssey is similar in a way, but both have one major similarity: An epic hero. An epic hero is a humble, loyal, and courageous character affected by grand events. In Star Wars by George Lucas, Luke Skywalker is much more humble, loyal, and courageous than Odysseus in The Odyssey.

Odysseus and Percy Jackson were both very different heroes, but they were both very admirable. Odysseus was always really confident in himself ,and he knew what he wanted and what he fought for. Odysseus always had a plan and usually knew what he wanted to do next. This wasn’t always a good thing ,because he sometimes had problems with taking advice from others and listening to what they had to say.Percy was a lot less confident than Odysseus ,and he wasn’t familiar with how to fight off the extraordinary creatures he came into contact with. Percy was also a lot less sure of himself ,but that made him a really respectable hero. This is why I think both Percy and Odysseus were admirable heroes.

What does it take to be a hero? When someone mentions a hero I think of a strong, good leader that knows how to keep a team together. He/She must be skillful and brave in order to follow through with their ‘quest’, they must be willing to put their lives at risk in order to do the good thing they are trying to accomplish. In the movie The Odyssey, our hero Odysseus is faced with many challenges, he is described as a man skillful in all ways, on his journey he does not lose courage and keeps his men under control. In the movie O Brother, Where Art Thou? Everett Ulysses McGill he is our hero, he is the leader of 3 fugitives and goes through many challenges also to carry out his quest.

Have you always read books where the main character is usually the hero of the story? What if I told you that in the book The Odyssey the main character isn’t the hero. As a matter of fact, there is no specific hero in the The Odyssey. Although Odysseus is the main character of the story, he is definitely not the hero. Odysseus has acquired some qualities of being the hero, but have acquired numerous of qualities of not being one. First of all, Odysseus has shown quite a few time of where he showed no respect towards others. In addition, how can he be considered a hero when he killed a mass of people. Lastly, he has been unfaithful towards his wife Penelope. Overall, Odysseus have proven that he isn’t a hero through his traits that appeared throughout the story.

The hero's journey is a process or cycle where the hero starts and ends in a place they are familiar with, but the middle of the actual journey it set in an unfamiliar place. The hero's journey was studied and made by Joseph Campbell. He studied myths and published his own book, on the topic of the hero's journey and how other stories follow it, named Hero with a Thousand Faces. Many books are known to follow the hero's journey including Homer's The Odyssey. The Odyssey is a book about a man named Odysseus who is on his way home from the Trojan war when his ship and story takes a different course and he spends the book trying to get home while coming across different creatures/beings that occupy

“Human Beings, we have dark sides; we have dark issues in our lives. To progress anywhere in life, you have to face your demons” (Noble). In The Odyssey by Homer, Odysseus is returning from a ten year war fought in Troy. To return to his home in Ithaca, Odysseus, must conquer the many challenges he and his crew face. During his adventures, Odysseus’ positive and negative traits are revealed, such as confidence, hubris, and secrecy.

“A good man can be stupid and still be good. But a bad man must have brains” (Gorkey). The debate of Brain versus Brawn has been around for as long as human beings have had the capacity to debate. It is a recurring trope in books, movies, television, and plays. The true origins of the question may never be known for certain, but that does not mean that they are not highlighted in some one the oldest and most influential pieces of literature in western society. The Homeric texts of The Iliad and The Odyssey portray their respective epic heroes, one decidedly brawn and one decidedly brains, in many both similar and dissimilar ways.

Homer wrote The Odyssey centuries ago at the 8th Century BCE, yet many themes found are like modern literature. An example of literature of today's time is J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Harry Potter goes through difficult tasks to defeat the Dark Lord, Voldemort. Odysseus is sailing from the battle of Troy back to his home, Ithaca. Poseidon, the God of the sea, curses Odysseus for being too arrogant to teach a lesson about being humble. In both books, Harry Potter and Odysseus go through a series of events for the greater good of society. Harry Potter and Odysseus face similar journeys when going to the magical world, facing trials, and their return to the normal world.

I am Pratik Patel, a normal boy nothing special, but I have things to compare to the main character of the last Olympian Percy. I am funny, caring, friendly, emotional and more. one difference from me and Percy is that I am emotional because of what happened to my cousin's great grandmother when she passed away and I never knew anything about her, and everyone in my family was crying or sad, I end up being sad and depressed. My friend think of me as a funny guy because of my statement or I am very random and say random thing anytime or saying made up word and more. I am friendly to others because I have made a friend on the first day of summer school, created 5 other’s 3 days. I am not brave, because I am scare of heights when I went to the

Although Agamemnon contrasts Penelope and Clytemnestra in passage two, in reality the women are more alike than different because they both control their emotions, wear masks of deceit, and are worthy of fame and song. These qualities make Penelope and Clytemnestra more similar to the soldier than the wife in the first passage.