Friday, November 12, 2010

Odyssey PIES

Telemachos PIE

In my opinion Telemachos is a hero. I think hes a hero because hes going on a quest. In the story Telemachos leaves his town to find his dad, this is a journey or a quest. In the hero traits sheet we fillled out in the beginning of the year it said that leaving on a quest to complete a task can make someone a hero, so because of this journey he can be called a hero. Also, i think he is a hero because he stands up for what he thinks. In the strory Telemachos stands up to the Suitors that think his father has died but Telemachos knows his dad is alive and will do anything to prove it, even if it means disagreeing with stronger men. This makes him a hero because heros are strong believers in whats right and what is best.

Odysseus PIE

In my opinion Odysseus is not a hero so far from the book. I think this because he hasnt done any hero deeds so far in the story. What i mean by this is that so far in the book weve only seen Odysseus sitting at Kalypso's island just chillin, theres nothing to special about that, any ordinary person can do that. With that being said i dont think hes much of a hero yet. The second reason i dont think he is a hero yet is because Posiedon is trying to make his journey more difficult. In the story Posiedon uses the ocean waves to destroy his ship and  make his journey very hard. From past knowledge i know that gods normally help good people or what we call "heroes" so because the god Posiedon is doing the opposite of helping Odysseus i dont think Odysseus is much of a hero, or should be considered a hero.