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The Odyssey Plot Diagram
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Literary Device
Odysseus' and Penelope's wedding bed
Literary device
Food as a symbol
No one can move this bed besides Odysseus because he built it attaching to a sturdy olive tree. The bed is a symbol for the couples unshakable foundation of their love.
End
Hunger and the consumption of food often have negative associations in the Odyssey. They represent lack of discipline or submission to temptation, like when Odysseus takes his men into the cave of the Cyclops, when his men slaughter the Sun gods flocks, and all of the monsters Odysseus meets eat his men.
- In the end Odysseus finally manages to make it back home to his family and take his rightful position as king of Ithaca.
- He murders all the suitors and reveals himself to Penelope In a way that shows there unconditional love for each other
- Odysseus endangers the lives of literally all of his shipmates and really concentrates on gaining pride and honor for himself, but in the end he really shows he cares about the people he truly loves. Odysseus' tragic flaw is not loving everyone around him and concentrating more on his own self pride.
Resolution
- However coming home Odysseus finds all is not well. Suitors have been pursuing his wife.
- Once back on Ithaca, his homeland, Odysseus is transformed by the goddess Athena into a beggar to fool the suitors. This is important to Odysseus' character. Even though he's susceptible to hubris and arrogance, Odysseus is willing to lower himself completely in order to get his family back
Conflict
- Odysseus is constantly getting his crew into trouble. He leads them into perils such as wondering onto the island of the Cyclopes just to enjoy the "Wild wheat, barley and wine grapes that grow untended there."
- Odysseus wants to win himself glory and pride but he also wants to continue you home to his wife Penelope. This says a lot about him. He remains loving towards Penelope even though he could have had fame and glory with the goddess Calypso.
Beginning
Vertical plot
Determination:
Odysseus keeps trying to get home to his Wife and family, all mishaps aside
Hubris:
Odysseus deals with his strengths and weaknesses in an over confident way. A great example of this is when he tells the cyclops what his actual name is just to rub it in his face, hence endangering his whole crew.
- Odysseus opens the story by telling the Phaeacians that men hold him "Formidable for guile in peace and war" and that "This fame has gone abroad to the sky's rim.
- He talks about spending time with the beautiful Calypso on her island
- He brags about plundering the island of Cicones