A role model is someone who shows others right from wrong, does the hard things when others can't, and tries to set good examples for others to look up to. Odysseus is a character in the Odyssey, He is on a long journey to home and gets back to his home land to his wife and son and regains his throne. I believe Odysseus is a good and bad role model, because nobody is perfect, nobody is either a good or bad role model. It is more of a good or bad role model. I think Odysseus is more of a positive role model. In the odyssey Odysseus shows courage, perseverance, and his intelligence.Courageous is being able to pursue dangerous situations without backing out or being brave and facing the scary things.Perseverance is the effort required to do something and keep doing it till the end, even if it's hard.Intelligence is the ability to solve complex problems or the knowledge of understanding. Courageous is being able to pursue dangerous situations without backing out or being brave and facing scary things.The odyssey illustrates how Odysseus shows courage by being able to pursue dangerous things. For instance in book 9 it states “ deep in his …show more content…
Odysseus watches some of his best men get taken and torn apart and eaten, he states it the worst he has ever suffered yet he continues on his journey home.Another example in “Odysseus and his men are compared to falcons who show no mercy to the flocks of birds they pursue and capture”. Odysseus is so determined to be with his wife and son and get his throne back he kills all of the suitors with his men.This shows how Odysseus illustrates perseverance in the odyssey, because he was able to keep going after going through difficult