Essays 421 - 450
a mortal man, and live with him in open matrimony" (Book V). She illustrates how she found him after all alone and shipwrecked and...
than life and serves as a role model for others to follow; they are brave, smart and good in battle; and, the hero embarks upon a ...
a primary component of the transformation to African-American status, Huggins delves deep into the historical and cultural foundat...
on which he has been marooned for twenty years, it would appear as if his ship would have nothing but smooth sailing back to Ithac...
opening sequence has been found buried beneath the surface of the moon. While Floyd and his colleagues are standing in front of th...
wish to take any chances, yet knows he must rest. The place he found to hide is described as follows: "he crept beneath two shoots...
the Great Wall. There, Heywood Floyds monolith is happily reunited with astronaut and scientist David Bowman and the supercompute...
journey home to his wife Penelope and son Telemakhos in Ithaka. The gods and goddesses also shape the poem structurally, and are ...
the story deals with his infatuations, lusts, loves and relationships. Surprisingly, Genji retains a hard exterior through it all...
father. So, by the end of the story what he has done has given him experience and wisdom to deal with a future as a leader. Tel...
a distraction, as a goal, as a guide, and as an agent of social recognition (The Odyssey in Transit, 2000). Odysseus is indeed co...
growing stronger and more defiant with every passing episode. "...Homer certainly recognizes the notion of intention, and in many...
and craft are clear throughout the narrative, but such episodes as her deceiving of the suitors are not considered in the same lig...
all of the kingdoms riches and power for themselves. The problem is Odysseuss only son, who is the natural successor to the throne...
He gains allies and waits for the right opportunity to enact justice. This also allows Homer to thoroughly document the wrongs per...
Greek society was that imposed upon them by either their fathers or purchasers. They would never aspire to privilege or influence...
Two characters from each of Homer's epics are compared in five pages in order to ascertain which is the most heroic of the charact...
was also a master of trickery. Odysseus would often hesitate before taking action. This was not out of cowardice. It was his way...
In five pages this paper examines the relationship between order and chaos within the context of these two classical literary work...
In six pages this paper compares these two works of ancient Greek literature in a consideration of relations between state and soc...
In a paper consisting of six pages this paper examines how the themes of faith anf retribution are reprsented in the 'Noah and the...
In 5 pages this paper examines themes of quest and identity as they are represented in Homer's epic and how they enable Odysseus a...
In a paper consisting of five pages the writer argues that the purpose of XXIV is to provide the story with both a summary as well...
the past thirty years as to which was "better" - "2001" the book or "2001" the movie. Not surprisingly the fans of Clarkes numero...
concerns, as well as the relationships among the individual, law, and politics. Inasmuch as political leadership is akin to paren...
In seven pages this chapter is discussed in terms of how the author portrayed the philosophical influences of such theorists as Hu...
In seven pages the classical Greek definition of hero as revealed in the epic poems of Homer is discussed....
the weak and defender of his territory and do whatever he must in the name of survival. A ravenous Odysseus is described by Homer...
In six pages this paper examines cultural myths and the portrayal of heroes in this comparative analysis of the works by Virgil an...
In five pages a comparative analysis of these works is presented in terms of differences and similarities in characterization, plo...