The diction of The Odyssey adds a sympathetic tone to the relationship between Odysseus and Calypso. Calypso's "love was all on her part"(65), forcing Odysseus "to sleep" (65) with her, and "wearing out his soul"(63). ... Odysseus and Calypso individually deserve the empathetic mood that The Odyssey communicates to the reader. ... All fear is taken away, leaving sediment of delight, enchantment, and charm to the text. ... By Odysseus" verbal association with Nausicaa, Odysseus appears to enjoy the company of Nausicaa more than Calypso, who offers him the simple hospitalities and reali...

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• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

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. ...

• Word Count: 1445
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

His two eldest daughters who earlier expressed a "love that makes breath poor and speech unable" and professed to be, "an enemy to all other joys", have just rejected him. ... He also is able to accept the fool's truthful but painful remarks about how foolish he has been; we can compare this with his earlier prejudice in act 1 scene 1 when similar statements from Kent and Cordelia lead to their banishments. Of Lear's character arrogance and vanity are his fatal flaws that pave the way for his downfall from grace. ... Lear's sins are primarily characterial sins and cannot be com...

• Word Count: 848
• Approx Pages: 3
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

God purposely sacrificed his own son to spread these teachings to all civilizations. ... His death was to be the ending factor to all human conflict and hate. ... The Iliad and the Odyssey were the earliest written pieces that reflect the ideals that violence was a main element of a man's being. ... Both the Iliad and the Odyssey were considered "War Poems." ... Klassen also provides a quote from the Odyssey stating, "The disgrace of it will echo down the generations should we fail to punish the murderer of our sons and kindred (Odyssey XXIV. 433-34)." ...

• Word Count: 3806
• Approx Pages: 15
• Grade Level: High School

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...

• Word Count: 2037
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School