Odysseus Research Paper

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Carson Mackowiak Mr. Lovalvo Language Arts 9 2nd hour October 5th, 2023 Odysseus was a Bad Leader In order for a group of people to succeed, it needs to have a leader. In the case of Odysseus, although he has many great traits, his curiosity and careless choices causes him to put many lives in danger. In the Odyssey, Odysseus spent ten years trying to lead his men home from the Trojan War. On this journey home, he made numerous poor choices that resulted in every single one of his men dying. Despite the fact that he made a few smart choices, it was not enough for him to be considered a good leader. Homer shows how Odyssesus is a bad leader due to his careless and curious actions which got him and his men into many severe problems that could have been prevented. When you are a leader that makes careless choices and actions, you are not the type …show more content…
Had he not? His curiosity didn’t only occur once he knew he was going to be in a bad situation, it also got him into some bad situations. Before Odysseus even had the chance to hear the Sirens music, Odysseus led them into a cave so they could light a fire to burn an offering. Once they were in this cave he was curious of what else was in the cave, and ended up finding the cyclops Polyphemus. The cyclops did not like Odysseus and his men and did not want them there. He also happened to be very hungry and wanted to eat, because of this he decided to reach for two of Odysseus’ men: “Then he dismembered them and made his meal, gaping and crunching like a mountain lion” (Homer 189). Had Odysseus not been curious of what was in the cave, Polyphemus never would have eaten many of his men. Had they not entered the cave, they also never would have had to escape, and because of this the cyclops never would’ve prayed to Poseidon to curse the journey home Odysseus had to