In Homer's centuries-old masterpiece, "The Odyssey," Homer portrays the story's protagonist, Odysseus, as an epic hero through the extraordinary way he responds to the call, challenges, and return. ... In "The Odyssey," hunger is a main cause of temptation. ... 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....

• Word Count: 1571
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

The first known poems in the classical epic tradition were the two Homeric epics: The Iliad and The Odyssey. Although the authorship of The Iliad and The Odyssey are traditionally attributed to Homer, both poems were actually formed through the oral tradition (Beye 3). ... Even if Homer was the initial narrator of both epics, The Iliad and The Odyssey would have undergone many changes with each recitation (7). ... This is most apparent through the character Achilles in The Iliad. ... The entire epic is an allegory: each character represents a virtue and each setting represents a place. ...

• Word Count: 1343
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Literary works such as the Iliad and Odyssey by Homer show evidence characteristic of an anti-hero. ... The postmodern era gave birth to a number of fictional characters. ... In fact, many of Marvel's characters were created during this time period. ... Readers tend to want to be able to identify with the characters. ... The character, Dr. ...

• Word Count: 1474
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Young Goodman Brown is a character in "Young Goodman Brown," who leaves his known world in Salem village and travels an unknown road in a dark forest in the middle of the night, a common motif in literature better known as the Hero's journey, and is faced withobstacles. ... Allegorically, he embarks on a psychological and spiritual odyssey. ...

• Word Count: 1258
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• Grade Level: High School

Gilgamesh's character-building journeys taught him that his achievements, rather than immortality, were the key to his long-lasting legacy. ... Through out the book The Odyssey, Odysseus has proven that he could be sly and smart. ...

• Word Count: 1524
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School