Q#3
“Meanwhile he lives and grieves upon that island in thralldom to the nymph; he cannot stir, cannot fare homeward, for no ship is left him, fitted with oars – no crewmen or companions”
Pg. 81 Lines 15-18
I find this quote to represent alot of things about Odysseus. One thing is it shows Odysseus' challenges on his journey. He was isolated on an island with no way to get home. Since he made it home, it shows how determined he is on his journey, he didn't give up even when he was stuck on island with no one he knew. It also shows his loyalty. This is shown because it shows how loyal to his wife he is, he isolated himself from Kalypso, the only person he could interact with, since he loved his wife so much. It also shows he is reverent since it is the gods talking about him. They gods also eventually free him, showing he has earned the gods respect that some of them care for him too.
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Blog Q #1
Q#1
Walking back to my home in the cave, I hear the voices of men in there. I enter, seeing them near my milk, cheese, and sheep. I decide to be nice to them. I then realize why should I do that? They were going to eat my food so I ate two of them right then. I realize I can eat the rest later and trap them in my cave. They were all quiet to me, gathered among themselves. Next, I decide to go and pasture my sheep outside. When I come back in, the nice, polite man, Odysseus offers me some wine, which I gladly accept. I then drank it felt really tired and fell asleep. I awoke with a burning sensation in my eye! The humans had blinded me with a burning hot staff! The next morning I let my sheep out to graze. The next thing I heard was Odysseus mocking me in the distance on his ship. After this I prayed to my father, Poseidon, calling for revenge.
Walking back to my home in the cave, I hear the voices of men in there. I enter, seeing them near my milk, cheese, and sheep. I decide to be nice to them. I then realize why should I do that? They were going to eat my food so I ate two of them right then. I realize I can eat the rest later and trap them in my cave. They were all quiet to me, gathered among themselves. Next, I decide to go and pasture my sheep outside. When I come back in, the nice, polite man, Odysseus offers me some wine, which I gladly accept. I then drank it felt really tired and fell asleep. I awoke with a burning sensation in my eye! The humans had blinded me with a burning hot staff! The next morning I let my sheep out to graze. The next thing I heard was Odysseus mocking me in the distance on his ship. After this I prayed to my father, Poseidon, calling for revenge.
Monday, October 17, 2011
Blog Q #4
Q#4
The Odyssey by Homer and The Wizard of Oz by Frank Baum are both similar in events in the book. In The Wizard of Oz Dorothy is drawn to the land of Oz by a cause of nature, being knocked unconcious by a tornado, nothing of her own fault. Dorothy is then told by the Wizard of Oz to kill the Wicked Witch of the West in order to be allowed to go to Kansas. Dorothy does this, accompanied by friends she made, Scarecrow, Tinman, and the Lion. After they do this, Dorothy goes to Glinda's palace, alone, where she finds out she could have returned home whenever she wanted, with just needing her mind. Dorothy then goes back to Kansas, realizing it was all a dream she had while being unconscious from the tornado.
Odysseus is also pulled away from his home by a war not caused by him but Paris. Odysseus then follows the commands of gods and crewmates to help him get back home. Odysseus follows the commands of the gods with the help of the crew mates on his ship. Odysseus crew is then killed in many ways, like their ship being wrecked by the sea monster, the Scylla. Odysseus then completes his journey home by himself, realizing he could reach it by himself with just his cleverness and determination. Dorothy and Odysseus both have to face many challenges on their journey home, only coming to realize they could have completed the journey by themselves.
The Odyssey by Homer and The Wizard of Oz by Frank Baum are both similar in events in the book. In The Wizard of Oz Dorothy is drawn to the land of Oz by a cause of nature, being knocked unconcious by a tornado, nothing of her own fault. Dorothy is then told by the Wizard of Oz to kill the Wicked Witch of the West in order to be allowed to go to Kansas. Dorothy does this, accompanied by friends she made, Scarecrow, Tinman, and the Lion. After they do this, Dorothy goes to Glinda's palace, alone, where she finds out she could have returned home whenever she wanted, with just needing her mind. Dorothy then goes back to Kansas, realizing it was all a dream she had while being unconscious from the tornado.
Odysseus is also pulled away from his home by a war not caused by him but Paris. Odysseus then follows the commands of gods and crewmates to help him get back home. Odysseus follows the commands of the gods with the help of the crew mates on his ship. Odysseus crew is then killed in many ways, like their ship being wrecked by the sea monster, the Scylla. Odysseus then completes his journey home by himself, realizing he could reach it by himself with just his cleverness and determination. Dorothy and Odysseus both have to face many challenges on their journey home, only coming to realize they could have completed the journey by themselves.
Question # 2
Blog Q #2
One trait I share with Odysseus is we both are determined. Even though the odds are against us and it seems easy to give up, we keep trying to succeed. Odysseus shows an example of this in book 5 when Poseidon brings a terrible storm onto Odysseus, trying to make him lose hope in escaping and being trapped. With the storm going, on a huge wave crashes over Odysseus, forcing him deep into the water. Instead of giving up and letting the sea take him, an easy thing to do, he swims up to the boat, trying to successfully make it through the storm. Odysseus' boat is also destroyed by the storm, his only reasonable transportation to the distant shore. Instead of giving up and letting the storm completely defeat him, Odysseus swims back up and grabs onto a piece of the boat. The storm then passes and Odysseus floats all by himself in the open sea. Odysseus, awaiting death, follows Poseidon's words and takes his blows, then, determined to live, he also follows Athena's words to sleep. He is then taken to rocks and into the shallow water of an island, which saves him from the sea. Odysseus, even though being attacked by the powers of a god, lived through his will of determination.
During the soccer season, I stayed very determined on defense, no matter the score. When a team is down by 2 or more points, most defenders give up and put less effort into playing defense, allowing the other team to score more goals. When I play defense, I want to forget the score, this makes me play hard and try to stop goals from being scored and giving my best effort through the whole game. Even though we may be forced to playing defense most of the game, I try to get the ball up to our midfielders and forwards, even it requires me to chase down a fast player or throw my body into the way of shots. I also try to give my best effort to win the ball from another player, no matter how skilled they are. This means I may have to stay determined and always play patiently, or have many attempts at stealing the ball. Odysseus and I are both determined, never giving up no matter what we are up against
One trait I share with Odysseus is we both are determined. Even though the odds are against us and it seems easy to give up, we keep trying to succeed. Odysseus shows an example of this in book 5 when Poseidon brings a terrible storm onto Odysseus, trying to make him lose hope in escaping and being trapped. With the storm going, on a huge wave crashes over Odysseus, forcing him deep into the water. Instead of giving up and letting the sea take him, an easy thing to do, he swims up to the boat, trying to successfully make it through the storm. Odysseus' boat is also destroyed by the storm, his only reasonable transportation to the distant shore. Instead of giving up and letting the storm completely defeat him, Odysseus swims back up and grabs onto a piece of the boat. The storm then passes and Odysseus floats all by himself in the open sea. Odysseus, awaiting death, follows Poseidon's words and takes his blows, then, determined to live, he also follows Athena's words to sleep. He is then taken to rocks and into the shallow water of an island, which saves him from the sea. Odysseus, even though being attacked by the powers of a god, lived through his will of determination.
During the soccer season, I stayed very determined on defense, no matter the score. When a team is down by 2 or more points, most defenders give up and put less effort into playing defense, allowing the other team to score more goals. When I play defense, I want to forget the score, this makes me play hard and try to stop goals from being scored and giving my best effort through the whole game. Even though we may be forced to playing defense most of the game, I try to get the ball up to our midfielders and forwards, even it requires me to chase down a fast player or throw my body into the way of shots. I also try to give my best effort to win the ball from another player, no matter how skilled they are. This means I may have to stay determined and always play patiently, or have many attempts at stealing the ball. Odysseus and I are both determined, never giving up no matter what we are up against
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