YOU WERE LOOKING FOR :October Sky by Homer Hickam
Essays 391 - 420
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...
In five pages this book's references to Hell are examined. Three sources are cited in the bibliography....
In a more recent translation we note a great deal of anger and a powerful sense of revenge, as we see in the following excerpt fro...
the theme of hospitality in such situations is emphasized when we recognize that this same theme is repeated many times in the Bib...
Achilles grief offends the gods. Hera argues that since Achilles is the son of the a goddess, he deserves more honor than Hector,...
that allows the poem to celebrate or immortalize its national culture (Epic Poetry). The distinguishing characteristics of Homers...
a distraction, as a goal, as a guide, and as an agent of social recognition (The Odyssey in Transit, 2000). Odysseus is indeed co...
the student works on this project, he or she will want to consider the ways in which the story deals with legendary events that ma...
manner, concerning Telemachus worries about his father. He is speaking to Minerva asking for some help. She replies, "Is that so? ...
student who is writing about this topic should consider the ways in which the each author develops the philosophical journey of ea...
In a paper consisting of 6 pages war and domesticity are examined within the context of these Homerian ethics particularly as they...
In six pages this paper compares these two classical works in terms of plot, characterization, setting, thematic portrayals of war...
In five pages this essay compares and contrasts these two literary works regarding the portrayal of morality in each. There are n...
In five pages this paper discusses the wise goddess who was Odysseus's mentor in 'The Odyssey.' Five sources are cited in the bib...
The fates of death or destruction could be explored in a dramatic structure, and how the protagonist elected to face his destiny, ...
In seven pages these works are contrasted and compared in terms of how kingship is presented in each. There are no other sources ...
In five pages this paper discusses the maturation Odysseus underwent throughout the course of 'The Odyssey.' Three sources are ci...
more fidelity than did her missing husband. However, while Penelope is keeping Odysseus home fires burning, it is Athena to whom ...
In two pages this paper contrasts and compares the depictions of women and the journeys undertaken by Aeneas and Odysseus in these...
In five pages this paper examines how the epic represents Achilles' shield in a consideration of what its importance symbolizes....
In five pages the epic's final chapter is analyzed with the banquet scene and its significance thoroughly considered....
In four pages the concept of the hero's journey as it manifest itself in these classical works of literature is examined. There i...
rage of Achilles is evident throughout the poem. He sought revenge for his best friends death. The reader can see an outcry agai...
In five pages this paper examines the delays in Odysseus's return to Ithaca and how the hero is at fault for them. There are no o...
on Mount Olympus, where the gods lived. As the Iliad opens, the Trojan War has actually been going on for nine years, but the figh...
In five pages this paper compares these two works in terms of wartime reality portrayals. Two sources are cited in the bibliograp...
In eight pages this paper discusses the epic's glorification of violence in an analysis that also considers gender roles, human na...
In two pages this essay provides a character analysis of Telemachus in an assessement of his maturity. There are no other sources...
In five pages this essay considers the rite of passage Odysseus' son Telemachus takes on the journey to find his father and protec...
In four pages the significance of the hospitality theme in 'The Odyssey' is discussed in examples of King Alkinoos', Melenaus', an...