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Odysseus: Heroes


A hero is a brave and strong person, who is also very human. A hero
feels fear and every other emotion that we do. A true hero is a person who does
something great and does not expect to be given any thing in return. A hero
does something that effects a large number of people. A hero thinks more of
others than he or she thinks of him or her self.
The characters in the poem, "Women", and The Odyssey are both epic
heroes. Odysseus is a strong and brave man, but I think he lacks one of the
major characteristics of a hero. I think he thinks of himself more than of
others. I think the characters in the poem, "Women," are better heroes because
they can be related to easier.
I don't ...

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looks out for his crew
mates. He is faithful to his wife, well, in his mind he is. He kills many men
on his own in a battle at his home. He cries a couple of times in the story,
showing sensitivity. Overall, Odysseus is a brave and caring human that is a
little too conceited He is also very smart, like in the book when Odysseus said,
"He thought he'd find out, but I saw through him."(on page 750 line723.) Also
like most epic heroes Odysseus is physically strong, like when Odysseus said, "I
rammed it deep in his eye."(on page 751 line 843.) Odysseus rammed a large
spike into the beast's eye.
The poem "Women" was a great description of black women in the mid
1900's. They had many of the traits that Odysseus had, like in the poem the
author wrote, "How they knew what we must know." Saying that they were smart
and knew that they had to make a better life for their children. The women were
also strong, but calm, like when the poem read, "With fists as well as hands."
Saying that ...

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Added: 10/7/2005 04:55:21 PM
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