Monday, December 5, 2011
The Odyssey: books 13-17
The reading this weak I found to be somewhat dry and anticlimactic, I suppose simply due to the fact that the bulk of the pertinent story that I have grown to know is now over, and we now returned to the adventures of Telemachus, rather than Ulysses. One thing that confuses me, however, is that, although Ulysses is talking with Eucameus (the swine-herd.. I think that's his name...) he doesn't tell him that he is Ulysses. I don't exactly understand what he or Minerva is trying to gain by keeping his true identity Anonymus. It seems like it would help the situation rather than hindering it, but that's just my opinion.
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Ulysses's stories can tend to be more interesting that Telemachus (at least, that's my opinion too).
ReplyDeleteNice input! That is a good question, as it does seem counterproductive.
I have to agree with Melanie. I do think Ulysses' stories are more exciting, mostly since they travel all over, meet all sorts of people, and get in lots of exciting situations, contrary to Telemachus. And it's because if he reveals himself too soon, the suitors could catch wind of it. At least, that's what I think. I don't know.
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