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Homer's Odyssey Essay: Faith Academy School Of Excellence

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Michale Steward
Faith Academy School of Excellence
By:
Tania Zamorsky
Imagine if you were a king, who has just come from battle to get someone’s wife back, and now you are lost. This is the Odyssey, written by Tania Zamorsky. Here in this story, a king is just coming from battle, after 10 long, years. He was victorious, but he took his victory a little too far. He has upset the gods, and is now on an island, sitting on a rock, far away from home. He has just come from the Trojan War. That was when he upset the gods. He is looking for a way home. He has a very long and dangerous journey ahead. The gods have given him mercy, because of Zeus’s daughter, Athena, the goddess of courage. He struggles with all his obstacles that stand in his way. His men had also gotten in his way too. But in a few more journeys, this takes an interesting twist. The two elements that stick out to me are the setting, and the conflict. These are very arousing, in this tale. …show more content…

It’s all over the place. The places are very different from each other. They all have different things waiting to happen to them on each one of these places. The places they go to looks nice, but they are very dangerous to Odysseus and his men. The place that really jumps out you is Hades. Hades is the scariest place you can ever go. That is what is so enthusiastic about the setting. The setting gives you a good feel what the place looks like and what it feels like. The setting is very intriguing, and very breath taking. The setting can take you on a thrilling adventure in you imagination. It could even give you chills up on your

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