In Homer’s The Odyssey, Odysseus, the protagonist, embarks on a journey of self-discovery and moral judgement in which he reveals his true character. Odysseus finds himself trapped in a cycle of danger, at the will of the gods, during which he must use his knowledge and wits to escape. He has been away from home for more than twenty years after the battle of Troy, and can only think of returning to his beloved family and home on Ithaka. However, certain actions indicate that his motivations were…
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