Throughout Homer's, "The Odyssey," there are many different types of power exhibited by different characters. ... Of many important parts and characters in, "The Odyssey," one that almost all people continuously fail to notice and account for is the relation between Telemachus and Nausicaa. ... Most people don't realize that really, all of the female characters in The Odyssey have one point of power or more during the book. ... It's not really recognized in, "The Odyssey," but in many ways Penelope was a strong character. ... Of all of the female characters in the book, Athena ...

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The Odyssey complements the poem Iliad (Ilium, which means Troy) that tells about the events that occurred in a period of 49 days in the final year of the Trojan War. ... The Odyssey is said to contain 24 books as the Iliad. ... She told Poseidon about this and asked him to help her to revenge. ... She did everything to delay her decision about them. ... Before they left, Aeolus gave Odysseus a bag that actually contained all of the strongest winds and storms. ...

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In the year 2000, the inventive and provocative filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen reworked the Odyssey in a liberal way, changing scenes, settings and characters. ... Although it was written millennia ago in ancient Greece, the parables of the Odyssey remain extant for a reason:Its themes are universal and accessible and adaptable for all time. ... In the year 2000, the inventive and provocative filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen reworked the Odyssey in a liberal way, changing scenes, settings and characters. ... In the film, Ulysses wife, Penny, is about to marry her suitor, Waldrip. ... In order t...

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Numerous themes in The Odyssey are conveyed through the character of Telemachus, however, Odysseus" son especially represents the cultural importance of hospitality. ... In the fourth book of Homer"s Odyssey, Telemachos and Athena, disguised as Mentor, visit Menelaos in Sparta to hoping to attain information about Odysseus as well as bring news of the suitors" aggressive and dishonorable actions in Ithaca. ... At the expense of all?... Among all cultural elements of ancient Greek society embodied in the Odyssey, extending generosity to visitors was the most renowned. ... Hospitality reveals ...

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The Odyssey is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. ... The Odyssey features the main character Odysseus, a great warrior and ruler, who goes through an arduous journey back home. ... And now, look, it all comes to pass. ... He says, "No winning words about death to me, shining Odysseus! ... Hence, one of the central themes portrayed throughout the Odyssey is nostos. ...

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In the Odyssey Homer actually tells the reader very little about the physical appearance of the women. ... The effect is that these men are only thinking about her beauty and they don't care about what could happen to them when Odysseus returns. ... She has twelve feet, all hanging in the air, and six necks, very long ones, and on each is a terrifying head, with three row of teeth in it crowded close together, filled with dark death" (Odyssey, 12: 86-92). ... Kalypso brings out a manly weakness in Odysseus; one that all men fall victim to. ... There is a sense of a much stronger characte...

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After all, their love is one that withstands the tests of time, literally. ... She requests to speak to the beggar who supposedly knows information about her sweet husband. ... They believe in analyzing situations and going about it shrewdly. ... In ancient Greek literature, women are depicted as cunning deceitful people, and this implication is supported by characters such as Clytemnestra, who embodies all that is fraudulent and deceptive in the world. ... This monster does not appear in the character of Penelope, but rather a clever woman appears instead. ...

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The diction like the words long, pine, all my days shows how desperately Odysseus wants to go home even though he's spent about ten years with Calypso. ... In "The Odyssey," hunger is a main cause of temptation. ... But even from there my courage, my presence of mind and tactics saved us all...up now, follow my orders, all of us work as one!" ... Many parts of the Odyssey enables us to see Odysseus as the epic hero. ... As we see the hero's journey and epic characteristics merge, we are better able to understand the book and the character of Odysseus....

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Many of the characters were adapted from The Odyssey; Sirens, a one-eyed man, Penelope, and Lotus-eaters to name a few. ... The Odyssey the main character's name is Odysseus and in the film it is Ulysses. ... , talks about a man of sorrow and how his life has not been the luckiest. ... The song emphasizes "I've seen trouble all my day." ... The prophet character in the Odyssey was Teiresias, whom Odysseus asked in the underworld when he needed information on how to get home again. ...

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All of the other entry points are serious and emotional so this technique stands out in the novel. ... This same music is used again when Sarah talks about Andrew Duncan. ... When Sarah is taking about the building of the ship, there are industrial noises in the background. ... It shows the reader how the characters in the book talk and interact with each other and it also lets the characters express themselves. ... This allows the reader to get to know each character and in turn relate to them in their own ways. ...

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The episode that I decided to pick from The Odyssey as my example of tragedy is the story of Agamemnon's death at the hands of his wife, Clytemnestra, and Aegisthus and his son Orestes avenging his death by killing his mother and Aegisthus. ... It also involves many high ranking characters as well as taking place in an open and public setting. Although this is a short story that is only told verbally to Telemachus, it resonates powerfully to the overall theme of the poem, The Odyssey, about fate, betrayal and loyalty. ... She begins to ponder about why and how she has gotten to this point...

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The odyssey is the continuation of the Iliad in which the Trojan war took place. ... When the war was over and they had won Helen back, many of those brave warriors died and never went back home, Yet Odysseus didn't die but stayed there longer SECTION 1 - Starts off with the narrator bragging about Odysseus, the main character of the Odyssey "the man skill in all ways" - Odysseus is in the island of Ogygia, trapped by the goddess Calypso who is in love with him and doesn't let him go home. ... - Meanwhile in Ithica the suitors hear about Telemachus's journey, and prepa...

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What was Odysseus's primary motive in the Odyssey? ... The author of a book is obviously going to focus on the prime motive of the main character. ... The majority of the books are set in Ithaka and most are about Odysseus's struggles to win back his home and his wife. ... She is mortal, after all, and you are immortal and ageless. ... " - Book V, line 206-220 It is very clear here that all Odysseus can think about is his own wife. ...

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2001 Space Odyssey The film segment chosen was the final scene from Stanley Kubrik^s 2001 A Space Odyssey made in 1968. ... Despite their differences, however, all have one thing in common: an overwhelmingly optimistic vision for the future. ... One theory sits with the idea of a metaphorical shift of entities: the room we see is a metaphor for the human body and respectively, Dave Bowman, the main character, becomes a metaphor for the human mind. ... Despite their differences, all share the idea of eternal optimism and divinity. ... Dave is thereby about to enter the new level of conscious ex...

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Telemakhos in The Odyssey In the epic The Odyssey, there are many themes that come into play in the development. ... Many of the main characters help to put these into play. The main characters are Odysseus, Penelope, Telemakhos, and Athena. ... Throughout The Odyssey, Telemakhos's character evolves from a introversive boy to a young man that is courageous and unreserved about what he should do in order to get the resolution that he wants. ... One by one both Odysseus and Telemakhos work together to get rid of all of them. ...

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The Odyssey and its hero Odysseus are superior examples of the epic genre and the epic hero because they demonstrate most, if not all, of the epic conventions. ... Never giving up is not just an action, it is a quality in character that defines someone's personality. Odysseus encompassed this quality and proved it throughout the story of The Odyssey. ... Instead of feeling defeated and turning back, Odysseus thinks about the problem logically and steers around the whirlpool, losing only six men to Scylla. ... Athena helped him once more by running panic through the crowd of men so t...

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Throughout A Separate Peace, it's most recognizable familiarity was that the main character, Gene Forrester, followed an intellectual odyssey that foreshadowed the Hero Journey archetypal pattern. ... Thus, due to Gene Forrester's succession of his intellectual odyssey, A Separate Peace had a high applicabilty of the Hero Journey archetype. ... He also had his own sense of identity about himself.Overall, he and his friends reminded people of what peace was like. ... But, all that was about to change... ... He didn't care about the rest of the guys, but he feared Finny findin...

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Clarke to develop an original scenario about man's encounter with extraterrestrial intelligence which later became Kubrick's next film 2001: A Space Odyssey. 2001: A Space Odyssey is generally considered not only one of the greatest films ever made, but a landmark in cinema history, setting the standard and tone for many science fiction films that followed. ... In the film 2001: A Space Odyssey two major techniques were introduced, rear projection and travelling mattes. ... In addition to front projection, Kubrick's film 2001: A Space Odyssey also introduced the technique...

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This is a parody of Homer's Odyssey, when Odyssey and his men escaped under the nose of the blinded Cyclops by tying themselves under a group of sheep. ... In the parados, when Dionysus says "Well, he's not Charon much about us, is he?" ... Phrynichus, Lysis, Ameipsias, All the popular writers do it. ... In The Wasps, Aristophanes wants to teach the citizens about the major fault that lies within the Athenian jury system. At that time, all the court cases were decided by the group of 201~501 jurors. ...

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Stories such as The Odyssey, The Iliad, The Lord of The Rings and Beowulf all fall into the epic category. ... Rowling, has all the characteristics as any traditional epic literary work and is a very exciting story for all ages. ... Harry's character traits also reflect the ideals of the society he was in. ... Something admirable about Harry is that he will only fight for good and against evil. ... Harry was very courageous when he forced into the Forbidden Forest and faced with demons he knew nothing about. ...

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There were no televisions or radios to listen and watch, all they did was talk about stories. ... He was often seen wearing a beret, smiling all the time, and had a soft and pleasant cultured voice. ... His beliefs of characters were convincing that reached a peak. ... They had a dominant personality and symbolized odyssey and civil rights movement. ... The characters must face an unfriendly world without guidance and must make crucial choices about their lives. ...

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The second book, The Sea of Monsters, is based on Odysseus' story, The Odyssey. ... It means that it covers the intrinsic elements of the work such as character, plot, theme, setting, atmosphere, etc. ... This data also contributes information about the ancient myth about hamartia and its posessor's criterion from Aristotle. ... First is a graduating paper written by Saeroji (2012) which has main objective to reveal a tragedy of the main character in a play written by Arthur Miller titled All My Sons. ... Other online essay about hamartia is also found in WriteWork.com. ...

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He must decide if he will carry his journey out till the end, or turn back and not learn the truth about himself and other humans. ... This parallels his psychological decision to leave behind all that he knew to be true up until that point and discover the truth no matter how harsh it may be. ... and may you find all well when you come back" (pg. 87). ... Allegorically, he embarks on a psychological and spiritual odyssey. ... The man replies that he has walked this road with all Brown's ancestors before, and therefore, convinces Brown to continue the path. ...

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(Jackson, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring) Gandalf's words exemplify Sartre's words about "throwness-, stating that the rings fate was literally handed to Frodo intertwining its fate with his subjecting him to all sorts of conflicts from which he did not want. ... The most frightening thing about making a decision is that after the decision is made the individual is permanently burdened with all the consequences of his decision for which he was responsible for. ... The band's odyssey leads them to the forest of Lothorien, where they receive aid from the Quee...

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Jacques Bernis is the main character of this novel. ... His journeys take him all over the world, however mainly Africa and Europe. ... They continually find themselves loving something more and more about themselves. ... A minor character that showed up in the last few pages of the novel is the sergeant. ... His experiences during the flights, are described in all of his novels: Night Flight (Vol de Nuit, 1931), Southern Mail (Courrier Sud, 1929), Flight to Arras (Pilote de Guerre, 1942) Airman's Odyssey, Wisdoms of the Sands, Letter to a Hostage (Lettre à un Otage, 1943) and Wind, Sa...

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