Comparing The Odyssey By Homer And The Odyssey By Louise Erdich

Everyone is scared of the snare. It doesn’t matter who or what a person is scared of, but everyone is scared of something. People who are looked at as “heroes” are people who are considered to not have any fear. In reality, a good leader identifies fear and acts upon it. Heroes such as Odysseus from The “Odyssey” by Homer and the mother of the young girl from “The Leap” by Louise Erdich, didn’t let their fear stop them. They are both courageous people who act instantaneously in the face of danger to save themselves and others. The authors of both stories use literary devices to describe their stories in depth, making the reader get a better understanding of the theme. Although these narratives differ from each other in the way they are portrayed, they share

Odysseus’ heart doesn’t really speak to him, but he says it does describe how meaningful his words are. In addition to this, the author uses many similes for the readers to get a better understanding of the epic. When Odysseus finally proves to his wife that he is who he says he is, she embraces him. The author paints the picture of this hug as, “His dear wife, clear and faithful, in his arms, longed for as the sun-warmed earth is longer for by a swimmer spent in rough water where his ship went down under Possideon’s blows, gale winds and tons of sea” (Homer 809). As the author uses all these different literary devices, the reader can truly understand the events that happened and the way they affected the characters. In comparison, “The Leap” by Louise Erdich was in the perspective of a young girl describing her mother, and the different ways that her mother has saved her. The young girl explains how her mother was an actress for the circus. On one particular night, her mother and her husband did many crazy stunts and tricks, all while blindfolded. At this time her mother was pregnant, but not with the young girl describing this