Essays 391 - 420
on which he has been marooned for twenty years, it would appear as if his ship would have nothing but smooth sailing back to Ithac...
He gains allies and waits for the right opportunity to enact justice. This also allows Homer to thoroughly document the wrongs per...
journey home to his wife Penelope and son Telemakhos in Ithaka. The gods and goddesses also shape the poem structurally, and are ...
I think of naming, far less telling, / every feat of that rugged man, Odysseus, / but here is something that he dared to do / at T...
look at the example of Odysseuss wife Penelope. This queen is pictured as not only being desirable, but she is also pictured as be...
journeys, "After leaving his ruined home in a galaxy far, far away, Luke Skywalker began a journey taken by countless other heroes...
In seven pages the classical Greek definition of hero as revealed in the epic poems of Homer is discussed....
concerns, as well as the relationships among the individual, law, and politics. Inasmuch as political leadership is akin to paren...
In seven pages this chapter is discussed in terms of how the author portrayed the philosophical influences of such theorists as Hu...
In six pages this paper examines cultural myths and the portrayal of heroes in this comparative analysis of the works by Virgil an...
In 8 pages these different literary texts are compared in terms of how they satisfy the epic definition in nation and character po...
In a paper consisting of six pages this paper examines how the themes of faith anf retribution are reprsented in the 'Noah and the...
In 5 pages this paper examines themes of quest and identity as they are represented in Homer's epic and how they enable Odysseus a...
In a paper consisting of five pages the writer argues that the purpose of XXIV is to provide the story with both a summary as well...
the past thirty years as to which was "better" - "2001" the book or "2001" the movie. Not surprisingly the fans of Clarkes numero...
the weak and defender of his territory and do whatever he must in the name of survival. A ravenous Odysseus is described by Homer...
In 5 pages tis paper discusses the conflict of order vs. disorder as depicted in these ancient Hebrew and Greek texts. There are ...
was also a master of trickery. Odysseus would often hesitate before taking action. This was not out of cowardice. It was his way...
In five pages this paper examines the relationship between order and chaos within the context of these two classical literary work...
In six pages this paper compares these two works of ancient Greek literature in a consideration of relations between state and soc...
Two characters from each of Homer's epics are compared in five pages in order to ascertain which is the most heroic of the charact...
In five pages the teachings featured in these texts are contrasted and compared. Seven sources are cited in the bibliography....
In five pages a comparative analysis of these works is presented in terms of differences and similarities in characterization, plo...
This research report compares Penelope's relationships with that of Odysseus. How the marital relationship comes to fruition and i...
In three pages these characters featured in Homer's epic poem are contrasted and compared in terms of their similarities and diffe...
In eight pages this paper examines Kubrick's definitive auteur film styles as they are represented in these films and compares the...
the Great Wall. There, Heywood Floyds monolith is happily reunited with astronaut and scientist David Bowman and the supercompute...
In 6 pages this paper analyzes how women's roles in these works by Homer reflect the cultural perceptions of women in ancient Gree...
a mortal man, and live with him in open matrimony" (Book V). She illustrates how she found him after all alone and shipwrecked and...
into marriage, religion/gods, revenge, rituals, and reputation. Marriage Clearly Ulysses story involves the condition of marria...