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Examples Of Persistence In The Odyssey

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Persistence is the will to go on. A trait that is necessary to get through life’s obstacles. A person does not fight a lion by giving up, the person fights, with a will to succeed. Persistence is important. Living through life’s tough obstacles requires persistence. When life makes you feel horrible, persistence is what lets life be a bit better to get through. When Odysseus was premeditating the Cyclop’s blinding in Homer’s epic poem, The Odyssey, he did not lie down and wait for death to pick him apart, he states in a solid, godly voice, “... no quitting now…” ( 9; 840). He goes along with his men, and stabs the ghastly beast in his horrid eye with a rugged, sharp oar. Beforehand, he had incapacitated the creature by intoxicating him with …show more content…

“ Cyclops,try some wine./ Here’s liquor to wash down your scraps of men.” (9; 810- 811) Through Odysseus’ persistence, he was able to keep going, never giving up. Though he knew the dangers of different events, he remained in a solid state of mind. For example, when he was with the sirens, he commanded his crewmen to have him be placed on the ship’s mast, held by a labyrinth of rope. To keep his shipmates clean from temptations, they placed soft beeswax in the cavities of their inner ears. “you are to tie me up…”(12;1250) He wanted to see just how tempting the songs of those fabled sirens were. Another time that Odysseus’ persistence and emotional strength outshined his dismal world was when he had slayed the narcissistic, selfish and possessive future suitor,Antinous, for the beautiful, cunning Penelope. “Odysseus’s arrow hit him [Antinous] under the chin and punched up feathers

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He has to overcome his foes and his environment. In the cavern with the cyclops, Odysseus must fight to survive. He and his men have to use wit and strategy to escape the cave. After the first attack on his men Odysseus knew he would need to develop a plan to survive. Odysseus and his men are put in danger as they encounter their foe:“Neither reply nor pity came from him, but in one stride he clutched at my companions and caught two in his hands like squirming puppies to beat their brains out, spattering the floor” (Homer 903).

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Perseverance is an essential trait for reaching your goals. Many dreams start far from reach, but perseverance changes dreams into reality. Throughout The Odyssey, there are many examples of perseverance. Odysseus and I share the trait of perseverance throughout our everyday lives. I displayed perseverance when I fasted meat and chocolate for a month.

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Persistence is the unwavering commitment to overcoming the challenges that you are faced with. Obstacles can be both big or small, it does not matter the size, to persist you must only continue to show up, to try, and to never give up. Persistence helps humans stive to be their best, enabling them to make the impossible possible. Persistence is defined as the “firm or obstinate continuance in a course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition.” (??????)

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To prevent this from happening Odysseus puts beeswax into his men’s ears to prevent them from going under their spell. To prevent Odysseus from going under their spell Odysseus’ men tie him up very tight. As they pass through the Sirens, Odysseus begs and pleads for his men

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If you were to think about a man with great abilities like being strong, courageous and intelligent, you could think of people you personally or like me, you could think of someone such as Odysseus. Odysseus fits the definition of an epic hero because he is quick thinking, strong and courageous. Odysseus is one quick thinking individual. He has gotten him and his crew out some some sticky situations with his clever plans. One of these plans were how to get away from Polyphemus, a cyclops who was the son of Poseidon.

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On the ship there is a group of feathery beasts surrounding a man tied to the mast of the ship. While the crewmen are sitting down in the deck rowing. The men attempt to concentrate on rowing and ignore the tunes of the deadly song the birds continue to sing, and luckily Odysseus came up with the idea of placing beeswax in the ears of the crewmen so they couldn’t be infected. One man is sitting closer to the bow of the ship covering his ears, trying to cut the sound of the song out. Perhaps he didn’t place enough earwax in his ear, or maybe none at all.

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