Discuss Homer’s focus on the father-son relationship.

Answer: In “The Odyssey” the father and son relationship between Odysseus and Telemachus achieve a secure relationship through distance. Even though they don’t have a typical father and son relationship in which they bond by doing things together. On the contrary, their relationship develops through distance of them being apart for such a long time. Telemachus is proud of his father for his heroic reputation and he develops his own character. And typically a son and father who are not close wouldn’t share this connection because they don’t really know each other. Their relationship is focused more on spending time apart than actually interacting with each other. Their distance relationship makes the relationship stronger as they have love and admiration for each other.