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Topic: Memory Thesis: Memory is the most useful and powerful tool featured in The Odyssey. Passage 1: Book I Lines 356-364 “‘Phemius, you know many other songs To soothe human sorrows, songs of the exploits Of gids and men. Sing one … Continue reading →

In The Odyssey, death is something that is possible while being alive. A person being away from their home, held up in a place against their will without control over their own fate is essentially dead. While Odysseus was held … Continue reading →

Topic: Memory Focus: The act of sharing memories/story telling as a social tool. How is story telling used to further relationships and achieve a goal? Thesis: Throughout The Odyssey, memory and storytelling are subtly granted a protean trait whereas it is observed … Continue reading →

Topic: Women   Thesis: All women that Odysseus’ confronts on his journey home pose an inevitable threat, either through seduction, wit, beauty, or sheer strength, to men on missions. Although these women aren’t always the focus of the plot, and … Continue reading →

Topic: Death of the suitors The bloody end of the suitors fulfills the frequently-mentioned prophecy of Odysseus. Through his might and wit, Odysseus took revenge against the young schemers in heroic fashion. Main Idea: The death of the suitors shed … Continue reading →

TOPIC: Women in the Odyssey (Focusing on the underlying power of women) POSSIBLE THESIS: In the Odyssey, women are responsible for shaping a large part of Odysseus’ journey to Ithaca—through interventions and by influencing his decisions—which allows them to exhibit … Continue reading →

Women in the Odyssey: Female characters in the Odyssey usually are not the central focus in the epic, but they help move along the plot: whether it be helping a man’s journey or hindering it. Athena: She uses her magic to change Odysseus’ … Continue reading →

Theme: Women, with a focus on immortal women and the power they hold with their sexual independence as well as the punishment that comes from that Possible Thesis: Goddesses, although straying from the “powerless” stereotype linked to women, end up being punished … Continue reading →

Topic: Women In the Odyssey, the female characters are often dichotomized into two character forms: that which is ‘pure’ like Nausicaa, and that which is a ‘nymph’ like Calypso. Nymph Calypso initially hinders Odysseus from returning home, while pure Nausicaa assists him in … Continue reading →

Topic: Binary of Memory vs. forgetfulness, with a focus on the prominent importance given to the act of remembering and the cautionary tales and adverse attitudes towards forgetfulness. Thesis: In The Odyssey, Homer is obsessed with recounting as many stories … Continue reading →