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Internal Conflicts In The Odyssey

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The Odyssey is one of the most famous pieces of writing to this very day. Most have either heard of or have read this work within their high school or college years. This writing is what is called today an epic poem. An epic poem is a long narrative that normally entails the journey or struggles of an ancient hero. In The Odyssey the hero is Odysseus, and his adventures of being held captive and his escape back to his home are detailed in this narrative. He is considered as an epic hero in history because of his lack of awareness to his own internal conflicts. The quote that best characterizes him is on pages 406-464 of book 19. These lines read, “Just as I have come from afar, creating pain for many- men and women across the good green earth-
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