“When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, the will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze.” - Isaiah 43:2 Salak and Odysseus are so strong that death is not an option and they will fight through the entire journey to reach the end. Odysseus has just fought in the Trojan war which lasted a decade. Now that the war is over he goes on a journey home to Ithaca, which unfortunately lasts longer than expected, eighteen years. Kira Salak wants to become the first person in the world to kayak six hundred miles Down the Niger river to Timbuktu. Authors use details to show how Salak overcomes her arm injury and the treacherous river. Despite all of these challenges she overcomes them and finds the strength in her to continue on her journey. The author of the Odyssey uses conflict to interpret that Odysseus has to pass the sirens in order to get home and was instructed by Circe for him and his men to plug their ears. The authors use details, conflict to convey that people embark upon quest to find purpose in there life and that they learn success is achieved when oneself develops their strengths and not let one’s weaknesses conquer them.
Odysseus sets ship home to Ithaca which then he encounters many challenges like the
Sirens, which then he finds enough strength to overcome the odds and continue on the journey home. Odysseus is passing the sirens when his men