Much like Odysseus, I listen to direction to stay out of trouble, but when I choose not to listen to the directions stuff can go bad. One example of when Odysseus is listening to direction is when the god Circe's says, “Steer wide; keep well to seaward; plug your oarsman’s ears with beeswax kneaded; none of the rest should hear the song” (930). Odysseus heeds Circe’s advice. Thus; his men and him get past the sirens without a single person dying or hearing the song. Another example of directions is when Circe's is telling Odysseus about Scylla: “No, hug the cliff of Scylla, take your ship to a racing stroke” (930). Circe's is telling Odysseus to try to fly right past Scylla, because she is impossible to fight. Odysseus did go fast, but he
