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Enemies In The Odyssey

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Odysseus, the fabled hero from The Odyssey, and Che Guevara, the renowned revolutionary, both endure the stages of the hero’s journey of Trials, Allies, and Enemies, the Road Back, and the Supreme Ordeal, however Guevara’s journey gave humanity the strength to fight for one’s values, no matter the consequence.

Both of the heroes face the stage of the Trials, Allies, and Enemies. Some of the many tests Odysseus faces include Poseidon drowning him, but thankfully Odysseus makes friends with a mermaid, Nausicaa, and King Alcinoos. All of them help to bring him home. To illustrate, Odysseus describes his journey to Scheria to King Alcinoos, “There I was stranded for seven long years. Calypso wanted to keep me there forever, make me immortal - but I wept every day for my home, and at last she set me free. I sailed my raft on the open sea for seventeen days, before Poseidon wrecked me within sight of your shore.” (Hinds 150). This quote shows how Odysseus had to undergo many tests in order to …show more content…

Throughout his heroic journey, Che Guevara best epitomizes the epic hero. Guevara’s journey was the result of a desire to help others to stand up against oppression and injustice. This message is still being used today as a symbol of hope and justice. This is dissimilar to Odysseus, who only fought for retributive justice against the suitors for troubling his family. Che Guevara truly is the hero to look up to because he best represents the stages of the heroic journey, namely the Trials, Allies, and Enemies, Road Back, and Supreme Ordeal stages. Today, Guevara is still viewed by many as a liberator for social justice. To quote Che Guevara, “Above all, always be capable of feeling deeply any injustice committed against anyone, anywhere in the world. This is the most beautiful quality in a revolutionary.” (Guevara

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