Assignment #3

Your assignment for this week is to write a 300-500 page response to The Odyssey, Books 19 – 22.  The idea is to sit down as soon as you’ve finished reading, and articulate your thoughts.  My suggestions, if you’re looking for  a place to get started is to think about the following:

– how did you feel about the end? Did it feel appropriate or expected?  What surprised you about what you read?

– how does the resolution of Odysseus’s story tie into the themes we’re discussing in class?

– Can you see any symbolic value in the end of the text?

I’d like to reiterate that these are just ideas.  I’m interested in anything you have to say.
There is one requirement: I’d like you to select at least one quotation and explain its significance. Talk about the context, why you chose it, what it has to offer our collective understanding of The Odyssey.

Due: 9/21 by 5pm

Author: louisegeddes

2800 is a communications intensive course, with the aim of introducing a range of literature covering the major genres and covering a diverse selection of common literary themes. Our aim is to examine literary and cultural representations of paradise, thinking about the way in which these visions intersect and inform one another. View all posts by louisegeddes