Odyssey 3 PIE assignment

     For the Odyssey, the theme of the whole book is have good values. This gets demonstrated throughout the whole entire book.


     In book 13, this was shown by Odysseus's great wisdom. The value of wisdom allows you to not have desires cloud your thoughts or decisions. Because Odysseus has great wisdom, he was able to realize that if he went running home to see his wife and son (even though the son wasn't home yet), he would be killed instantly by the suitors who have taken control of his home. Because Odysseus has great wisdom and makes wise decisions, Athena recognized him as wise and helped him for it. Athena even says that Odyssues is the wisest of all men on page 296 lines 329-339. "Any man-any god who met you-would have to be some champion lying cheat to get past you for all-round craft and guilee! You terrible man, foxy, ingenious, never tired of twists and tricks-so, not even here, on native soil, would you give up those wily tales that warm the cockles of your heart! Come, enough of this now. We'er both old hands at the arts of intrigue. Here amoung mortal men you're far the best at tactics, spinning yarns, and i am famous among the gods for wisdom, cunning wiles, too."


     Book 16 was the next book that showed values being a key factor. In this book it was patients. When Telemachus first saw his father for the first time since he had left for the war in troy. But, because Telemachus was patient enough to listen to Odyssues prove himself on page 345 lines 229-242. " Telemachus, it's wrong to marvel, carried away in wonder so to see you father here before you eyes. No other Odysseus will ever return to you. That man and I are one, the man you see... here after many hardships, endless wanderings, after twenty years I have come home to native ground at last. My changing so? Athena's work, the Fighter's Queen-she has that power, she makes me look as she likes, now like a beggar, the next moment a young man, decked out in handsome clothes about my body. It's light work for the gods who rule the skies to exalt a mortal man or bring him low." Because Telemachus was patient to listen to Odysseus's story, he found out that the beggar was infact his father.


     Book 19 is another book that shows values being of great importance. The value was respect. The maid that was to take care of Odysseus insulted him instead of caring for him. The maid did this but Odysseus warned here on pages 392-393 on lines 75-96. "What's possessed you, woman? Why lay into me? Such abuse! Just because I'm in filthy, because I wear such rags, roving around the country, living hand-to-mouth. But it's fate that drives me on: that's the lot of beggars, homeless drifters. I too once lived in a lofty house that men admired; rolling in wealth, I'd often give to a vagabone like myself, whoever he was, whatever need had brought him to my door. And crowds of servants I had, and lots of all it takes to live the life of ease, to make men call you rich. But Zues ruined it all- god's will, no doubt. So beware, woman, or one day you may lose it all, all your glitter that puts your work-mates in the shade. Or your mistress may just fly in a rage and dress you down or Odysseus may return-there's still room for hope! Or if he's dead as you think and never coming home, well there's his son, Telemachus... like father, like son-thanks to Apollo. No women's wildness here in the house escapes the prince's eye. He's come of age at last." Odysseus warned her to respect him but she didn't listen. And because of that, Penelope fired her and then she became homeless as Odysseus had.