the odyssey

Odysseus the hero in The Odyssey, is kept away from his family and home for many years, but it is because of his own flaws which canker him. His pride, arrogance, and greed for his own self-pleasure distract him from his ultimate goal, which is to get home to his family. He is motivated to get home because his love for his wife and his want and need to raise his son. However his flaws …showed first 75 words of 1031 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1031 total…This book was written to show how not to be like Odysseus’ flaws. Odysseus is a well-liked man but it shows even heroes can have flaws, which do not make them the strongest person they can be. Odysseus was written with these flaws because it made him an easier person to relate to, it also help to show how one can better one’s self by learning form Odysseus’ mistakes. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** homer,The Odyssey