In your opinion, who is the better hero? Odysseus or the hero you chose? Why? Explain your answer, using evidence from the text.
Contrast Odysseus and the hero you chose in part 1. DO NOT choose a new hero for this paragraph. As you write, think about how Odysseus is different from your chosen hero. These differences may be either good or bad. Include: One piece of textual evidence from any section of The Odyssey.
Compare and contrast Odysseus and Iron Man.
Compare Odysseus to a modern-day hero OR to a super-hero from pop culture As you write, think about: how Odysseus is similar to a modern-day hero or superhero, in either good or bad ways. Include: One piece of textual evidence from any section of The Odyssey.
Paradise Regained is primarily focused on temptation and the overcoming of temptation. Compare the temptations Satan offers in Paradise Regained to the temptations Odysseus faces in his return to Ithaca. In Paradise Regained, the Son calmly resists all of the temptations that Satan offers him and thus triumphs, whereas Odysseus partly succumbs to temptation, but […]
You have read the information on the 12-step version of “The Hero’s Journey” and how it provides a structure for many epic stories. Choose either Perseus (whom you’ve studied) or Odysseus (whom you will study today) and write an essay showing how his story matches the 12-step structure. You can use the “three worlds” as […]
