OWEN GUND
8TH GRADE FITZ ENGLISH
SECTION ONE
ODESSY #2 LITERARY ANALYSIS PARAGRAPH
5/20/2013
AWARENES
“BUT THE SUITORS BOARDED NOW AND SAILED THE SEA-LANES PLOTTING IN THEIR HEARTS TELEMACHUS’ PLUNGE TO DEATH. OFF IN THE MIDDLE CHANNEL LIES A ROCKY ISLAND, JUST BETWEEN ITHACA AND SAME’S RUGGED CLIFF- ASTERIS-NOT LARGE, BUT IT HAS A COVE., A HARBOR WITH TWO MOUTHS WHERE SHIPS CAN HIDE. HERE THE ACHAEANS LURKED IN AMBUSH FOR THE PRINCE.”
(THE ODYSSEY, BOOK IV)
OVERCOMING DIFFICULT SITUATIONS REQUIRES AWARENESS OF CIRCUMSTANCES AND SURROUNDINGS. IN THE EPIC POEM, THE ODESSEY , BY HOMER, TELEMACHUS LEARNS THAT HE MUST BE AWARE OF HIS SURROUNDINGS AND THE CHALLENGES THAT HE AND HIS FAMILY MEMBERS FACE. TELEMACHUS IS DEALING WITH A LOT RIGHT NOW. HE IS OUT TO FIND HIS FATHER BUT HE IS ALSO WORRIED ABOUT HIS MOTHER PENELOPE WHO IS IS BEING HARASSED BY SUITORS BACK IN ITHACA. HE HAS TWO BIG PROBLEMS AND HE NEEDS TO BE AWARE OF WHAT IS HAPPENING TO HIS PARENTS SO THAT HE CAN TAKE ACTION.
TELEMACHUS GOES OFF TO SEE MENELAUS AT HIS PALACE. WHEN SEES MENELAUS, HE LEARNS THAT MENELAUS WAS UNAWARE OF WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH HIS BROTHER. WHILE MENELAUS WAS ENJOYING HIS WEALTH, HIS BROTHER WAS KILLED BY A STRANGER. TELEMACHUS SHOULD LEARN A LOT FROM THIS. HE NEEDS UNDERSTAND THAT MENELAUS WAS UNAWARE OF WHAT WAS HAPPENING TO HIS BROTHER AND HIS BROTHER ENDED UP BEING KILLED. TELEMACHUS NEEDS TO BE AWARE OF WHAT IS HAPPENING TO BOTH OF HIS PARENTS SO HE DOESN’T SUFFER A SIMILAR LOSS.
"WHILE I ROAMED THESE LANDS AMASSING A FORTUNE, A STRANGER KILLED MY BROTHER."
[THE ODESSEY BOOK IV]
TELEMACHUS FACES MANY CHALLENGES AT HOME AND AT SEA. HE’S WORRIED ABOUT HIS MOTHER, SEARCHING FOR HIS FATHER, AND UNAWARE OF DANGERS THAT LIE AHEAD AT ASTERIS. HE NEEDS TO BE FULLY AWARE OF WHAT IS HAPPENING TO TO HIS PARENTS SO THAT HE CAN HELP THEM AND ALSO AWARE OF POTENTIAL DANGERS AHEAD SO THAT HE CAN BE PREPARED. TELEMACHUS HEARS AND ABSORBS TRUTH. NOW, HE WILL NEED TO USE THESE STRENGTHS TO HIS ADVANTAGE TO GAIN AWARENESS TO HELP HIS PARENTS AND STAY SAFE.
WE ALL KNOW THAT TELEMACHUS HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE A HERO. IN ORDER TO LIVE UP TO HIS POTENTIAL HE HAS TO BE AWARE OF WHAT IS GOING ON AROUND HIM.
8TH GRADE FITZ ENGLISH
SECTION ONE
ODESSY #2 LITERARY ANALYSIS PARAGRAPH
5/20/2013
AWARENES
“BUT THE SUITORS BOARDED NOW AND SAILED THE SEA-LANES PLOTTING IN THEIR HEARTS TELEMACHUS’ PLUNGE TO DEATH. OFF IN THE MIDDLE CHANNEL LIES A ROCKY ISLAND, JUST BETWEEN ITHACA AND SAME’S RUGGED CLIFF- ASTERIS-NOT LARGE, BUT IT HAS A COVE., A HARBOR WITH TWO MOUTHS WHERE SHIPS CAN HIDE. HERE THE ACHAEANS LURKED IN AMBUSH FOR THE PRINCE.”
(THE ODYSSEY, BOOK IV)
OVERCOMING DIFFICULT SITUATIONS REQUIRES AWARENESS OF CIRCUMSTANCES AND SURROUNDINGS. IN THE EPIC POEM, THE ODESSEY , BY HOMER, TELEMACHUS LEARNS THAT HE MUST BE AWARE OF HIS SURROUNDINGS AND THE CHALLENGES THAT HE AND HIS FAMILY MEMBERS FACE. TELEMACHUS IS DEALING WITH A LOT RIGHT NOW. HE IS OUT TO FIND HIS FATHER BUT HE IS ALSO WORRIED ABOUT HIS MOTHER PENELOPE WHO IS IS BEING HARASSED BY SUITORS BACK IN ITHACA. HE HAS TWO BIG PROBLEMS AND HE NEEDS TO BE AWARE OF WHAT IS HAPPENING TO HIS PARENTS SO THAT HE CAN TAKE ACTION.
TELEMACHUS GOES OFF TO SEE MENELAUS AT HIS PALACE. WHEN SEES MENELAUS, HE LEARNS THAT MENELAUS WAS UNAWARE OF WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH HIS BROTHER. WHILE MENELAUS WAS ENJOYING HIS WEALTH, HIS BROTHER WAS KILLED BY A STRANGER. TELEMACHUS SHOULD LEARN A LOT FROM THIS. HE NEEDS UNDERSTAND THAT MENELAUS WAS UNAWARE OF WHAT WAS HAPPENING TO HIS BROTHER AND HIS BROTHER ENDED UP BEING KILLED. TELEMACHUS NEEDS TO BE AWARE OF WHAT IS HAPPENING TO BOTH OF HIS PARENTS SO HE DOESN’T SUFFER A SIMILAR LOSS.
"WHILE I ROAMED THESE LANDS AMASSING A FORTUNE, A STRANGER KILLED MY BROTHER."
[THE ODESSEY BOOK IV]
TELEMACHUS FACES MANY CHALLENGES AT HOME AND AT SEA. HE’S WORRIED ABOUT HIS MOTHER, SEARCHING FOR HIS FATHER, AND UNAWARE OF DANGERS THAT LIE AHEAD AT ASTERIS. HE NEEDS TO BE FULLY AWARE OF WHAT IS HAPPENING TO TO HIS PARENTS SO THAT HE CAN HELP THEM AND ALSO AWARE OF POTENTIAL DANGERS AHEAD SO THAT HE CAN BE PREPARED. TELEMACHUS HEARS AND ABSORBS TRUTH. NOW, HE WILL NEED TO USE THESE STRENGTHS TO HIS ADVANTAGE TO GAIN AWARENESS TO HELP HIS PARENTS AND STAY SAFE.
WE ALL KNOW THAT TELEMACHUS HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE A HERO. IN ORDER TO LIVE UP TO HIS POTENTIAL HE HAS TO BE AWARE OF WHAT IS GOING ON AROUND HIM.
