Week

Reading these chapters felt like suspense after suspense. The first moment of suspense I felt was when Odysseus reunited with Eumaeus. I was just waiting for Eumaeus to realize who the Beggar really was and the pain in my soul I felt as I kept reading and Odysseus wasn’t revealed is the worst pain a human being can experience(Maybe I’m exaggerating). I felt that same pain when Telemachus spoke with the beggar again. At least with that instance I was able to see them finally reunite.

In Telemachus’ journey, we see Telemachus slowly mature from a scared boy into a brave young man. The change we see from when we are first introduced to him to now are extreme. Specifically in these recent chapters we see Telemachus’ intelligence improve greatly. An example of this is his decision to keep the beggar from the suitors, thinking that they would kill him. This decision was right because we see the suitors abuse him whenever they get the chance.

A character who grew alongside Telemachus is Pisistratus. He is the son of Nestor and is the closest friend to Telemachus. They spent years together during their unsuccessful search for Odysseus.

In book 17, we see the many examples of the suitors abusing the “beggar” Odysseus. In one instance, we see one of the suitors berede him with insults. What he doesn’t realize is the beggar is a clever person and he throws insults right back upon him. This isn’t the only instance, we also see the beggar abused by hitting him with a chair. This his is so bad, even the other suitors think it is too far.

Odysseus is similar to the beggar in that he still keeps his intelligence and wit. Also, he maintains good relationship with the same people even though he is meeting them all over again.

Another character who disguises himslef would be Spider-man. He does this to keep the people he cares about safe.