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Post by hessd16 on Sept 16, 2013 21:29:02 GMT -5
(Dakota Hess)
C. there is still this question of why does Poseidon hate Oddeyseus so much? Why does he want him to suffer so much through his journey after all he has been through? And also why does Zeus not stop Poseidon from taking his rage out on Oddeyseus? He had enough intimidation to make Calypso release Oddeyseus, why not stop Poseidon from bullying Oddeyseus? E. I was surprised at Oddeyseus’ stubbornness by not using the invulnerable scarf given to him earlier. He should’ve used it to save him most of the pain he went through before putting it on. He has been through a lot with gods and goddesses so he should know the power that they hold. D. Even though Oddeyeus’ stubbornness annoyed me a abit I really enjoyed the description of the scene that was going on in the sea. I felt like I was there with him on the broken down raft being hit wave by wave, cursing the god Poseidon for this. I almost felt the water spray through the book, or feel the coarse rock stabbed into Oddeyseus. I really enjoyed this description making me feel like I was right there in the action. I. (response to stephanos and Michael) I do also agree on the thought of Syria being involved in this reading. Two gods part of the same family fighting amongst each other which is affecting other things. IN the real world it affects our government or the already injured or deceased people in Syria just as Oddeyseus is injured due to this fued.
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Post by jotirmoykundu on Sept 18, 2013 3:27:34 GMT -5
F. Poseidon and Odysseus obviously don’t see eye to eye. Poseidon is being the negative one bringing much hate for no apparent reason. One thing Poseidon did was he summoned an earthquake on Odysseus as he was sailing his way back home right after he was let free from being held captive which got Poseidon mad. His anger for the most part is uncontrollable, until he lets it all out.
I. I agree with the connection richteri16 and bakerm16 made with the light at the end of the tunnel. I think this is a perfect analogy for Odysseus finally getting to the shore. I disagree with the fact that the light at the end of the tunnel could be the last few paddle strokes until he finally gets to the shore or even be him seeing his home, which he hasn’t seen for years!
C. The first thing that bothered me was when Odysseus is freed from his sentence. Calypso is there at the shore as well, “ That was the fourth day and all his work was done. On the fifth, the lovely goddess launched him from her island, once she had bathed and decked him out in fragrant clothes. And Calypso stowed two skins aboard – dark wine in one, the larger one held water…” What caused the change of heart of Calypso? Did she finally realize that what she did was wrong and felt guilty of doing this? Another question I have is why is Poseidon giving Odysseus the hardest time?
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Post by Cameron Smith on Oct 2, 2013 15:53:41 GMT -5
C. Lines 306-313 Odysseus complains about being alive. He wanted to die in a battle of glory instead of trying to escape an island and to die inside of a fierce storm. Odysseus why would you want to die when you are that close to the land, when you are so closer to home? All you had to do was stay on the boat and ride the storm out or wait for a god to come to your rescue. Doesn’t the thought of home help to drive you and thinking of your son and wife. H. Lines 345- 365 I imagined the raft to be a mini yacht almost. It has long trunks going around it and the mast looked almost like a tree with one branches making with the sail in between it, it making a triangle with the wind making it bellow outward. The raft hopping from the top a wave to the bottom of the next with Odysseus struggling to hold on to the raft for dear life. The clouds are a blackish gray and the wind keeps them moving never letting them rest. Then a bright white yellow lightning bolt strikes the mast exploding it and sending it to every corner of the world, and the light from the bolt is blinding. D. I thought the line 377 was really funny because Ino told Odysseus to “strip off those clothes” and so he ended up on shore naked and had to hide in the bushes.
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