Homer Assignment II

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.