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The Role Of Women In Homer's Odyssey

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Homers “Odyssey” , bears the Chauvinistic traditions that often conform women to foster the strict definition of their roles in a period of social change. No woman is given the opportunity to confront the task of defining the foundation they set forth as an individual, because they are entitled to succumb to the masses driven portrayals. As Odysseus defines the Hardships of deviating from the enchanting voices, he establishes a malicious tone, portraying the sirens as a cynical force, who’s violent delights, are bound to accompany violent ends, and in their triumphs death, as the sirens sultry song hypnotizes the vulnerable mortals.
The modern commentary drastically veers from that direction. It depicts an image of a siren who wants countervail
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