An Analysis Of Penelope In Homer's Odyssey

What if you woke up and found out you were in charge of watching and caring for your son alone for the next 20 years. In Homer’s, epic poem, The Odyssey, Penelope did just that. She is now alone to take care of her newly born son for 20 years as Odysseus tried to find his way home after getting shipwrecked. Penelope, the Queen of Ithaca, decided to fight off suitors and try to raise her son to be kind, strong, thoughtful, and brave, without him growing up too fast. Penelope does get help from the maids and Eumaios, the goat herder, to raise Telemachus. Moms and Dads do a certain activity with their kids, but that doesn't mean that the other parent can’t do that activity. Is Penelope a good single parent? Yes because of the sacrifices she made

It is then harder for the parent to do the opposite job since they were not raised to know about that job. It is stereotypical that the men take the kids to the store to buy the kids their sports equipment or go outside to play a game of baseball and the mom just cleaned and cooked. In this article written by Abigail Foerstner, she wrote about stories of single parents and what they have to go thought to support their kids.“She got her sons involved in Boy Scouts and Athletics, the kind of thing a father would ordinarily push” (Foerstner 3) It said it is usually what a dad would do, but she did it so her kids could have that experience. On top of just having fun, they learn a life skill and how to interact with other people in a more free and fun atmosphere. Some more data is that with them doing soccer it will help them in high school. They will have the option of doing a school sport which is another great way for them to make new friends in high school. Take it from someone who is not what someone would say is normal, it is hard. Even though the mom’s

The only fun activities he can do is play with the servants because he was not allowed to go hunting or string his father's bow. Mothers don’t know everything that their sons would need to get for sport, but that doesn't mean they can't learn. “They joined Little League … I bought them everything I thought they need … ‘But mom, we need a cup.’ And I yelled back, ‘Come down to the kitchen and get one.’ I didn’t know what a cup was. I didn’t know anything about baseball. I had to learn from other kids and parents” (Foerstner 1). Yes, she had no clue want a cup was but she never learned what it was, she is not a guy, and she probably did not have a brother that was close in age to have told her about what it was, but she gained help and learned from fellow parents. She was willing to learn from other people even if she did not know them. She wanted the best for her kids so that they won’t stand out from the crowd of boys that do sports and then have a chance to make friends. “Sports Foundation & … found that 75 percent of kids from the age 6-10 play sports” (Kelley and Carchia 5) “From the