Odyssey Telemachus Essay

In The Odyssey, Homer shows the transition of Telemachus from a childish and a passive young man to a man worthy of being Odysseus’ son. Through the help of Athena, he learns different character traits and qualities such as bravery and cunning that helps him to mature into a man worth the title of a prince of Ithaca. Telemachus learns how to be authoritative, mature, display pious and exhibit humility. He is also influenced by the return of his father. Telemachus’ transition from a young man to a

In Homer's, The Odyssey, Telemachus is called to action when the suitors of his mother push him to his breaking point, forcing Telemachus out of his ordinary world. “You must leave my palace! [...] destroying one man’s goods and going scot-free, all right then, carve away! But I’ll cry out to the everlasting gods in hopes that Zeus will pay you back with a vengeance—all of you destroyed in my house while I go scot-free myself!” (1.430-7). Telemachus, once a demure child, springs into action after

Homer, in his epic The Odyssey shows, Telemachus, son of the great Odysseus on a journey to manhood, honoring the greek value of revenge and showing appreciation and pride as he protects his father’s honor. In order to be considered a real man in traditional Greek culture, one must have complete confidence in one’s identity and uphold one’s status with strength and dignity. Telemachus is becoming a man, but finds himself lost in the dark, due to his father being away at war for his entire life. Therefore

The Odyssey proves to be a metaphor for a man’s life through comparing the different characters present in the novel; Telemachus - the young - Odysseus - the middle-aged - and Laertes - the old. Telemachus, to begin with, is weak, left on his own by Odysseus’s unknown fate. “He would have left a great name for his son to inherit. But there was no famous end for him. He has left nothing but sorrow and tears” (31). Because of his father’s hazy outcome, Telemachus’s mother has been left in social

In Homer’s The Odyssey, Athena’s role in Book 1 is to assure Telemachus that he is worthy of being the son of the great Odysseus, despite Telemachus’ doubt. Soon after Pallas Athena, disguised as Mentes, arrived at the royal palace of Ithaca, Telemachus described to Athena that, “Mother has always told me I’m his son, it’s true, but I am not so certain” (Homer 84). As suitors were ravaging the royal palace, Telemachus was in misery due to the lack of his father’s presence and ability to force the

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

In the epic “The Odyssey” By Homer, the godlike Odysseus is lost at sea, leaving his son and wife in his homeland of Ithaca. The character that goes through the most character development is Odysseus's son, Telemachus. There are many moments that show Telemachus’s growth overtime, such as how he acts as the story progresses. To understand this point we must look at how he behaves before and after his journey. At first he acts immature, young, and irresponsible. As time progresses he learns how to

Homer’s The Odyssey tells the story of young Telemachus with the task of finding his father, Odysseus while also finding himself. As the hero of this journey, Telemachus develops into a noble, brave, and strong man, through complications inflicted by others’ mental endurance. By overcoming these obstacles Telemachus develops into the universally known stereotypical hero. However, the same cannot be said for the heroes of William Faulkner’s As I Lay Dying and Lewis Carol’s Alice in Wonderland. At

Mark Shut 8th South Mr. George The Odyssey 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

Throughout Homer’s The Odyssey, it is suggested within books one through four that Telemachus is, in a way, coming of age and growing into a stronger, more independent young man similar to his father, Odysseus. When Telemachus is first introduced as Athena arrives at his palace, his first impression is given as a whining, self-pitying child wallowing in the shadow of his lost father. As he sees Athena, disguised as Mentor entering the palace, in his first thoughts immediately circle back to his