Paul Spector

Homer

Assignment

II

Read

three

of

the

books

from

The

Odyssey

including

Book

I.

Choose

one

character

and

trace

that

character’s

traits

throughout

your

reading

assignment.

Write

a

five-­‐paragraph

character

analysis-­‐interesting

insights

about

the

character-­‐of

the

character

of

your

choice.

Choose

from

the

books

listed

below:

Book

I:

You

MUST

read

Book

I.

Invocation

and

part

summary

–council

of

the

gods-­‐

Athena

visits

Telemachos

in

Ithaka

and

urges

him

to

go

in

search

of

his

father-­‐the

suitors

feast

in

the

house

of

Telemachos.

Book

VIII:

Odysseus

at

the

games

of

the

Phaiakians-­‐

he

is

asked

top

tell

his

name

and

his

story.

Book

XIII:

Return

of

Odysseus

to

Ithaka-­‐

hi

is

landed,

alone-­‐

strange

return

of

the

Phaiakian

ship-­‐Athena

comes

to

Odysseus

and

advises

him.

Book

XVI:

Telemachos

visits

Eumaios-­‐Odyssues

reveals

himself

to

Telemachos-­‐Penelope

and

suitors

learn

that

Telemachos

has

returned-­‐

night

at

the

house

of

Eumaios.

Book

XXI:

The

test

of

the

bow-­‐the

suitors

fail-­‐Odysseus

succeeds.

Book

XXII:

The

killing

of

the

suitors-­‐punishment

of

the

faithless

maids

and

thrall.

Book

XXIII:

Recognition

of

Odysseus

by

Penelope-­‐reunion-­‐Odysseus

goes

to

Laertes’

farm.