Telemachus Relationship In The Odyssey

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After the disappearance of his father, Odysseus, Telemachus finds his home in a state of disarray as a mass of suitors plunder the property. While he is grappling to find a sense of control and make himself heard, the animals continue to be killed, food is eaten, and his father’s honor is disrespected as hundreds of men aim to court his mother. Despite Telemachus’s attempts to banish the suitors, he called upon the gods and stated to the crowd, “Zeus will grant vengeance. You will be punished and destroyed, right here!” (Homer 1.379-380). He is continuously mocked and disregarded. Through his desperate attempts to save his family’s wealth, Telemachus calls upon the community and people of Ithaca, angered at how they sit back and watch his house

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