Athena's Character In The Odyssey

Teenagers know all, but do they? From experiences to knowledge, it is fact that the more years you have spent on this planet the wiser you are. Arguably the person you become is a little glimpse in who your parents are and how they raise you. In these novels, poems and plays, character’s personality’s are embodied in accordance to how strong figures play a role in their everyday life. In the Odyssey, Athena disguises herself as mentes so she can provide Telemachus with her wisdom and truthfulness so he can grow into a mature young man filled with courageousness and bravery. This Bravery he develops allows him to be more confident and aids him in becoming a better person. Likewise, in Persepolis, a graphic novel by Marjane Satrapi

my hand shall be as bold as thine—my love shall nerve me to the fatal deed” (102) Here, Thisbe shows she is willing to sacrifice her life in order to be with Pyrasmus forever. For ignoring their parents demand this is and extreme, tragic circumstance in which they both end up losing. Their parents lose them, and they lose themselves. Similarly, in Persepolis, Marji is displayed of having a mind of her own and forming her own opinion on topics. She doesn’t care what other people think, and her persistence shine through of anything that comes in her way, including her parents. In the novel, Marji says, “Dictator! You are the guardian of the Revolution in this house!” Here Marji’s frustration is shown and her strong willed personality. Marji believes her parents are unfair, but in her mothers eyes she is trying her hardest to protect Marji from the outside world. In both these books Pyrasmus, Thisbe, and Marji show an opposition towards their parents, trying to find a way to get what they desire most,

He thought that he wasn’t good enough. But Athena gives him hope, urging him that he is good enough and he will be able to grow and prove himself. She gives him a realistic expectation and this support and wisdom allows Telemachus to further grow in to the person he was meant to be. With the help of Athena, he becomes stronger and when he makes a mistake he owns up to it. Likewise, In My Children! My Africa! Mr. M uses his foresight and poise to guide a student, Thami in the right direction. Although he resists by the end of the play Thami realizes all Mr. M has done for him. Mr. M says to Thami, “You know something interesting, Thami…if you put these two on a scale I think you would find that they weighed just about the same. But in this hand I am holding the whole English language. This… (The stone) is just one word in that language. It’s true! All that wonderful poetry that you and Isabel tried to cram into your beautiful heads…in here! Twenty-six letters, sixty thousand words.” Mr. M urges Thami, part of the young generation to use his words instead of violence. He gives him this powerful advice that he expresses to him throughout the whole play. This powerful and wonderful piece of advice that is given to Thami filled with experience and foresight is simply ignored by Thami, but Mr. M’s persistence and devotion to Thami is priceless, and for that he gives up his life in order that