The odyssey is a mans quest through life, he experiences love, lust, hatred, racism, anger, equality, trickery, war, death, loss, pain, and joy. He grows into his own skin. It is the journey of man, and the journey of men. It shows the strength and weakness of the human spirit, at its worst and at is best. it shows the strength of fraternity of men, the same fraternity our soldiers learn today, and it shows the strength and honor of the woman left behind. The Odyssey/Iliad is the story of all of our lives.
2007-02-10 13:27:52
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answered by Andi 3
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I would go with, I think its book 6, but the part where Nausicca goes in to ask her dad for the wagon to wash clothes, because Athena has told her in a dream that she will meet her man. Its a touching domestic scene and will avoid the allusion everyone else will come to, the obvious one that war is hell....and anyway, because of the ending of the poem the meaning isn't so straightforward. So you can say that like modern life, with all the struggles that one faces, we all seek love, like Nausicca. Plus she calls her dad "pappa" in ancient greek just as we still do today. Its spelled exactly the same, so perhaps what is timeless about the Odyssey is that every generation seeks its own happiness with love and security, even if we all don't find it, there is still the hope.
2007-02-10 13:29:30
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answered by D Low 2
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How about the story serving as a metaphor for the various personal challenges and journeys in our own lives. We deal with trials and temptations, so did the main character.
2007-02-10 13:27:09
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answered by heel75 3
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i had to ascertain it previously this three hundred and sixty 5 days, it became quite not uncomplicated to get into the e book, yet after like 3/4 of the e book it were given especially good, u ought to continuously get the action picture, we had to observe that too--yet when ur getting a attempt on it your gonna wanna examine it, b/c im certain they are going to pu tqustions on there that sparknotes doesnt have
2016-11-26 23:36:46
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answered by pilkington 4
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You need to do your own homework!
2007-02-10 13:28:07
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answered by ruthie 6
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