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Homer Hickam/October Sky

of this minister, and "his belief in Gods sense of humor and His fondness for neer-do-wells," inspired Sonny, as this fueled the ...

The Odyssey and The Alchemist: Free Will, Determinism, and the Journeys

not something he will believe as he has already made a choice to be a shepherd and not a priest which is what was determined for h...

Athena and Juno in Homer and Virgil

that Aegisthuss death is certainly deserved, "But my heart breaks for Odysseus, / that seasoned veteran cursed by fate so long -- ...

Quest and the Works of Dante and Homer

journey of humanity through life. Dantes epic charts a journey of the soul, from the depths of degradation to the radiance of rede...

'The Odyssey' by Homer and the Gods' Role

Goddess). She even enhances his physical appearance in order to assure he gets home. "Once Odysseus reaches the city that Nausi...

Competition in 'The Odyssey' by Homer

is presented as an outright competition in the story of their contest for recognition as the patron deity of Athens" (65). In Boo...

2 Questions on Great Literature and Its Practical Applications

guiding light for Gilgamesh. It is also important to note that Gilgamesh himself seeks immortality as this is important to the sto...

Spiritual Journey and Spiritual Growth

to return to the cave because its familiar and comfortable? The answer to all these questions is "yes." (Allegory of the Cave, 2...

Tolstoy, Virgil, and Homer on Happiness and Erotic Love

in the cave by night, it was she, not he, that would have it so" (Homer V). In this we get the impression that while Ulysses may h...

Comparative Analysis of the Concepts of Confucius and Homer

as Homer based his story on fiction which would occur in the context of history and mythology. While the tale has been critically ...

Character Analysis of Telemachus in 'The Odyssey' by Homer

Telemachus taking his first step towards responsibility and manhood. "Telemachus calls an assembly of the men of Ithaca. It is the...

Odysseus, Hamlet, and the Supernatural

note his passion for such in the following lines when Hamlet responds to the facts presented by the ghost: "Haste me to knowt, tha...

Odysseus Compared with Genesis' Jacob

son of Odysseus, wearing a disguise and instills in him the courage to challenge the suitors of his mother. Additionally Athena pe...

Greek Tragedies and the Role of Sacrifice

In nine pages this paper examines how sacrifice is used in the Greek tragic works Agamemnon, Medea, Antigone, and 'The Odyssey' an...

Adventures and Protagonists

the long journey is not necessary, but that does not mean that the odyssey as a concept was not necessary years ago. Indeed, in th...

Comparing the Wisdom of Homer's Odysseus and Penelope

In six pages this paper assesses the spouses featured in 'The Odyssey' by Homer in order to determine which displays the most cons...

Visions and Dialogues of the Dead in Works by Virgil, Plato, and Homer

In six pages this paper examines 'The Aeneid' in terms of the dialogue with the dead featured by Virgil and its difference with 'T...

Depiction of Women in 'The Odyssey' by Homer and Hippolytus by Euripides

This paper contrasts and compares the depiction of Phaedra by Euripides in Hippolytus and Penelope by Homer in 'The Odyssey' in fi...

Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Greece and Rome

In three pages three student posed questions pertaining to mythical Greek and Roman gods and goddesses are answered in a heroic co...

'Omeros' by Derek Walcott and the Poet's Uses of Character and Landscape

In 7 pages this paper discusses the similarities between 'The Iliad' and 'The Odyssey' of Homer and Derek Walcott's 'Omeros' in a...

Literature and Free Will v. Fate

In 5 pages this paper examines this thematic conflict as it is represented in A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen, Macbeth by William S...

Classical Literature and Women

In eight pages the idealization of women and the restrictions placed upon them as reflected in Aristophanes' Lysistrata, Antigone ...

Homer and William Shakespeare's Portrayal of Women

In three pges this paper contrasts and compares the characterizations of Penelope in 'The Odyssey' by Homer and Desdemona in Othel...

Mastering the Literary Art

In five pages this paper examines the Holy Bible's Old and New Testaments, 'The Odyssey' of Homer, and William Shakespeare's Hamle...

Homer's Penelope and Sophocles' Antigone

In seven pages this paper compares the female protagonists featured in 'The Odyssey' by Homer and Antigone by Sophocles in a cons...

After the Odyssey

The writer presents a creative essay written in iambic pentameter, describing the journey Teiresias commanded Odysseus to make aft...

Comparative Analysis of Underworld Visits in the Works of Homer and Virgil

see the shades of Penelope or Telemakhos here -- but implores Odysseus to give him a decent burial before his body is ravaged by s...

Relationship Between Theme and Setting

In three pages this paper examines the literary relationship between theme and setting in 'The Odyssey' by Homer and 'Circe' by Eu...

Greek Archaic Society and Power

to his position, he represents all the virtues and flaws of a man, in spite of the fact that he is only part human. But it is the...

Western Classical Literature and Women

was forbidden to her, period. It was not her place to try to reason why; it was her place to obey without question. This is what w...