We all face many obstacles throughout our life. Obstacles such as going to work, exercising, or even making your bed. Since our lives are our own journeys we all face different obstacles. John Kuol is an 18 year old who has been on an inspirational journey his whole life. The title of his story is called Escaping Death, and John Kuol did literally had escaped death,The obstacles he had faced were some that most people will never even face in their entire lives. John Kuol is an inspiration because when he was 4 he was separated from his family when hundreds of soldiers burned down his village. He is a hero, he survived after moving from place to place and being separated from his family and friends. He is a hero just like Odysseus. Odysseus, the legendary Greek mythology hero was a hero in his own way. He also had faced many obstacles in his story The Odyssey by Homer. Both Odysseus and John Kuol overcame their obstacles because they worked hard to survive. Life is a …show more content…
The theme life is a long journey full of obstacles, but if one works hard and remains focused on a goal, he or she will find success in the end, appears throughout The Odyssey by Homer. The Odyssey is the story about Odysseus, the man of twists and turns. It takes place in the years after the Trojan War. Odysseus was on his way home after plundering Troy, but on his way home he and his crew decided to eat the cattle of the Sungod. This was an obstacle that he had faced because many of his comrades