Odyssey Theme writing assignment

Odyssey Theme writing assignment

I believe that the overall them of the book is do too others that you would like to be done too yourself, loyalty is very important and don’t betray them. An example of this is when Odysseus has the suitors trapped and Odysseus said “You Dogs! You never imagined id return to troy so cocksure that you bled my house to death, ravished my serving- women wooed my wife behind my back while I was still alive...” (Page 140 Line: 36-42)Your doom is sealed. The suitors had tried to take Odysseus’s world and like my theme the suitors treated Odysseus like he was dead and Odysseus returned the favor by killing all the people who tried to take away his kingdom.

Another example that goes with my scene is when Penelope waits and waits for the suitors to go away, but eventually her faith pays off and she decides to confront the suitors. “You Antinous Violent, vicious, scheming you, Madman, why do you wave destruction towards Telemachus”. (Page 351 Line: 43-46) In this quote Penelope finds out that the suitors have planned to kill Telemachus so that it will be easier to marry Penelope, but after years of being patient with the suitors her faith pays off and she tells the suitors never to plan the death of Telemachus again and not to betray her ever again.

           

Another example of my version of the books theme is when Odysseus and his crew are stuck on a boat and instead of betraying there captain and loose loyalty because of lack of food and water the keep going and stay loyalty to there mighty captain. “As long as our food and ruddy hold out, the crew, eager to save their lives, kept hands off the herds. (Page 281 Line: 352-353)”. The crew showed loyalty by not killing the valuable herd and not betraying there captain because they knew that the captain and done some much for them so like how they would want to be treated they treated Odysseus with the highest respect and loyalty.

Overall I believe that my theme has to do with the book because throught the book people had betrayed and had to pay for it with there lives. The people that didnt die where the people that didnt betray and have always and will always be loyal good people.