Justice In The Odyssey

Odysseus was weary about it, but he was outnumbered, so, he agreed to stop at the island with only one rule they had to obey. They were not allowed to kill or touch the cattle on the island. The stay at the island was longer than Odysseus had planned, there were strong winds sent by Zeus that didn’t let them go bad out to sea, and forced them to stay in the island for a long time. One night Odysseus fell asleep. His men were starving, overcome by their hunger, they killed the cattle to eat. Once Odysseus found out, he cried out to the gods, “ O Father Zeus and gods in bliss forever, you made me sleep away this day of mischief! O cruel drowsing in the evil hour! Here they sat and a great work they contrived” (Homer 842). Odysseus failed at keeping his men from eating the cattle. The failure broke him down, but he still kept on going with his job, that later soon will led to his success. Odysseus succeeded many times along his journey, but there is always room to grow stronger. Odysseus failed once again at Helios’s Island. Once the winds, that were sent by Zeus, came to a stop, the men were able to carry on with the journey. But soon later, “with a

c. The point of view goes between first and third person and rotates with each chapter. (James and Ruth)

b. Irony seems to have an effect on the story in a way that you

Odysseus, King of Ithaca, and the main character in homer’s The Odyssey, was gone for twenty years before finally returning to his family and his homeland. He struggled through many hardships and lost many loyal companions. The King of Ithaca would not have made it home without the assistance of the Greek gods. Despite all of the help and advice that Odysseus receives from the gods, he is a very brave man because his courage and daring in the cave of the Cyclops, his inability to give up and abandon his men on Circe’s island, and his flawless following of the gods instructions are acts of bravery that is uncommon in most men.

The story of Jonathans encounter with clay is another event that brought tears to my eyes. Clay is one of the students that Johnathan met will

Odysseus in addition is very selfish with his actions towards his men. For example, when Odysseus insists on staying in the Cyclops habitat the see what he has to offer instead of taking some things and leaving. He put all of his men in danger without a good cause. Furthermore, Odysseus knew he would lose some of his men when encountering Scylla and Charybdis who were monstrous creatures waiting to try and take Odysseus and his crew down.

Odysseus said, “Friends, have we never been in danger before this? More fearsome, is it now, than when the Cyclops penned us in his cave? What power he had! Did I not keep my nerve, and use my wits to find a way out for us?... Heads up, lads!

In the story the Odyssey Odysseus travels from island to island to try to get back home to see his family . While on his journey, a group of people known as the wooers had brought themselves into his lifestyle and felt the need to vandalize his old lifestyle. Once Odysseus returned to Ithaca he soon realize the wooers had taken over his house and possessions. I believe justice was served because they wanted to take his wife, his food, and his home.

C. The author's purpose for this quote is to show that Miss Sadie knows to not judge a book by its cover and it now passing that lesson upon Abilene. It regards the books message because throughout the story figuring out

The Odyssey gives a great outlook on how a person can develop through time as well as how one’s actions can cause the trouble later and lead to unfortunate circumstances. In the book, there are several cases when Hubris, an excessive pride and arrogance as characteristic of a particular, is shown by different figures. Consequently, this is often followed by Nemesis, as justice has to be determined by the gods for the actions taken to maintain a heroic status, most of the time in form of a punishment. In “The Odyssey” by Homer, Hubris is exhibited by the main character and hero, Odysseus, in the Ancient Greek world, who proves it by his self-confidence in his adventures. Homer uses inter alia alliterations, similes, concrete details, and vivid imagery throughout the

d) It takes place right after he gets his dogs and goes on his first coon hunt.

4. "Well, it made me sick to see it; and I was sorry for them poor pitiful rascals, it seemed like I couldn't ever feel any hardness against them any more in the world. It was a dreadful thing to see. Human beings can be awful cruel to one another."

5. “He dug potatoes out of the earth with a spade and cut down hay with a scythe.” pg. 27

1b. “The supercilious assumption was that on Sunday afternoon I had nothing better to do.”

b. “It is only through embracing life in its totality, that we can uplift humanity and improve the human condition” p. 384