What Are The Obstacles In The Odyssey

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Odyssey of Life

The epic poem written 2,700 years ago by Homer, The Odyssey, symbolizes my goal to become a personal trainer in my own gym. It may come as a surprise that an epic about monsters and Greek gods can relate so closely to my goal of becoming a personal trainer, but it relates for a variety of reasons. The Odyssey is an allegory, a poem that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, for the obstacles and challenges that many people will face while pursuing their goal. A few of the obstacles I will face while pursuing my goal that relate to The Odyssey include being tempted to consume alcohol and unhealthy food with friends, having the curiosity to try steroids and other drugs to build muscle faster, and other people that try to alter my goals and say what is best for me. These …show more content…
People will tell me what’s best for myself or attempt to convince me to quit. Many people wouldn’t want me to succeed in becoming a personal trainer because they think they know what’s best for me, but they don’t. People may try to convince me to become something along the lines of a doctor or lawyer because they are more respected professions, but that isn’t what I want to do. This is similar to the challenge Odysseus faced with the Lotus Eaters. When Odysseus came upon the Lotus Eaters he observed that they were a peaceful tribe. The Lotus Eaters gave some of Odysseus’s men a fruit that caused them to lose focus of their ultimate goal of getting back to Ithaca. These relate so closely because the Lotus Eaters gave what they thought was best thing for Odysseus and his men to them yet it was not good for them and caused them to lose sight of their original goal. People will also try to give me what they think is best for me but it may not be and cause me to have trouble reaching my goals, or even cause me to lose sight of my goals

Examples Of Allegory In The Odyssey

is an epic poem in this world that can relate to my life and acts as an allegory. The epic poem, The Odyssey by Homer, has hidden messages that relates to my life. In The Odyssey, Odysseus faces many things during and after his journey to reach his goals. In my life, I have many goals but there are many things that get in my way from reaching these goals. Odysseus and I face temptations, obstacles and having friends to rely on to achieve our goals. Odysseus is tempted with the Sirens, having to overcome…

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Examples Of Obstacles In The Odyssey

Rainer Maria Rilke). In The Odyssey by Homer and the poem “They Journey” by Mary Oliver, both protagonists find themselves to be on tough journeys that have a lot of obstacles; but at the end they overcome and find who they really are within. In The Odyssey by Homer, the king of Ithaca sets out on a journey to return home from Troy. In Troy, Odysseus fought and won a difficult battle, and then began the journey home.Throughout the journey home he faced many obstacles set up by the gods which resulted…

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How Is Odysseus A Hero

Imagine getting sucked into a whirlpool, getting eaten by giants, or even having a rough journey on the sea. These are some of the events that happened in the Odyssey. Poseidon’s curse was caused because Odysseus blinded Polyphemus, a cyclops who is the son of Poseidon. Odysseus’s men caused the Charybdis. Who killed the cattle and the gods gave revenge? This led to Odysseus and his men having to go to the path of the Charybdis since it was the only way to get back home. Lastly, the Laestrygonians…

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Odyssey: Decision Making and Real Life Essay

Felicity Bailey Ms.Wolf English 9C 25 March 2015 Obstacles Obstacle; something that obstructs or hinders process. "By prevailing over all obstacles and distractions, one may unfailingly arrive at his chosen goal or destination", (Christopher Columbus). Both in life, as well as in the Odyssey, obstacles presented themselves, despite the as first deceitful appearance and caused individuals to face consequences. The most hindering obstacles identify themselves as peer pressure, ignorance and poor judgment…

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Power Of Temptation In Homer's The Odyssey

As I read the Odyssey, one thematic element that stood out to me was the powers of temptation. Odyssey and his other men create some of their own obstacles, due to being too weak to resist mortal temptations. For example, the rapping of the Trojan priestess Cassandra, caused a great amount of unnecessary hardships for the Achaeans' on their homecoming, due to this leading to the wrath of Athena being upon their convoy. The reasoning for these hardships that followed Ajax rapping the priestess, is…

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Lotus Eaters In The Odyssey

epic poem called the Odyssey, there is a man named Odysseus who faces many trials to return home to Ithaca. This is somewhat of allegory at work with my life and probably some others as well. Also this a story about life’s many hardships and lessons that are learned. Likewise to the life of Odysseus, I will go through my life making and learning from my mistakes, and enduring hardship while i'm on my way to becoming a national champion as a college basketball player. So what are some Lotus Eaters…

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Odyssey Hero's Journey Analysis

described, variously, but in general, it includes the main character’s journey in the book. The Odyssey is about Odysseus who went on hero’s journey and he has still not returned. While he was away he was put through tests but everyone at home didn,t know he was alive. The hero's journey has many steps and the first one was the call to adventure which is when the character get called away. The Odyssey it starts ten years after the Trojan War when everyone has came back home except Odysseus and his…

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Comparing Love In Aeneid And Homer's The Odyssey

It is quite easy to say that romantic or sexual love in Virgil’s Aeneid and Homer’s The Odyssey serve as an obstacle to the main character achieving their eventual goals and perhaps even preventing the protagonists from achieving happiness. In Homer’s Odyssey, Odysseus is victim to women falling in love with him and obstructing his return to his home in Ithaca and in Virgil’s Aeneid, Aeneas is halted by one woman in particular on his journey as well. However, despite these examples of love being…

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My Goals In The Odyssey

During my life , I have learned that your goals will be encountered with many obstacles and challenges that will inhibit you from accomplishing them. Homer's epic poem the Odyssey is a story about a man named Odysseus,he has to fight off monsters using real life skills to arrive back home, but Odysseus takes 20 lengthy years. My goal in the next ten years is to save up money to purchase a house. To accomplish my goal I will need to be superior in my high school classes also in college, also the most…

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Odyssey: Odyssey and Constantine Cavafy Essay

According to an unknown source, “It is not what an author states, but what he or she whispers that is important.” In other words little details in a work are actually important in fully understanding it. Two works that prove this quote true are The Odyssey by Homer and “Ithaka” by Constantine Cavafy. The Odyssey by Homer proves that this quote is true in many ways. There were many events in this poem where little details could teach the reader a lot. One was when Odysseus and his men went to The…

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