After reading the assigned readings, we are introduced to Calypso. She is one of the goddesses and holds Odysseus captive on her island for seven years. While he is there she is her immortal husband. They take part in things that a married couple would take part in. Specifically sleeping together. As this relationship continues Odysseus begins to feel bad about what he has been doing and wants to return home to be with his wife Penelope. Calypso is a very seductive goddess as well as being maybe like a hopeless romantic. Meaning that she has really persuaded Odysseus to have this fake relationship with her because one she wants it and also I think because she knows its forbidden. He island represents this home away from home. Odysseus misses his home with his wife and Calypso has made it her job to create the atmosphere that he has been longing for. In a way I feel like she is the other woman. He has his life at home and then this life with her on her island that no one knows about. It very secretive. I can understand why Calypso would be an ambiguous character because at times she seems like she really cares about Odysseus and other times it seems as if she is working with the other gods to like plot something. Possibly his death. Calypso portrays an anti-penelope because she is young and beautiful. She also is very sexual and maybe more attentive then her. Or another way of looking at is that she does not take Penelope and Odysseus's marriage seriously because if she had she would have never made moves on him.
Question three
Book eight introduces Demodocus, the blind singer. This book introduces the important theme of competition. I say this because whenever Odysseus stops at these island on his journey home he is always faced with some sort of task that will either set him free and be excepted by the gods, or end in death or permanent stay. For example the athletic games. I think there is also another theme in this section of the assigned readings. It is reliving your past. As Odysseus goes on this journey back home he faces a lot of challenges. In Book eight for example when Demodocus starts singing it is extremely painful for Odysseus to hear this because it reminds him of when he was fighting in Troy, but in a way these challenges are good because he is able to work through them and kind of gain a better understanding of things that he went through. Demodocus becomes a key player in Odysseus's journey home because he reminds him of his past years. I think in a way this whole journey is a growing experience for him and Demodocus is finally letting those triggers out that will in a way help Odysseus grow.
Question three
Book eight introduces Demodocus, the blind singer. This book introduces the important theme of competition. I say this because whenever Odysseus stops at these island on his journey home he is always faced with some sort of task that will either set him free and be excepted by the gods, or end in death or permanent stay. For example the athletic games. I think there is also another theme in this section of the assigned readings. It is reliving your past. As Odysseus goes on this journey back home he faces a lot of challenges. In Book eight for example when Demodocus starts singing it is extremely painful for Odysseus to hear this because it reminds him of when he was fighting in Troy, but in a way these challenges are good because he is able to work through them and kind of gain a better understanding of things that he went through. Demodocus becomes a key player in Odysseus's journey home because he reminds him of his past years. I think in a way this whole journey is a growing experience for him and Demodocus is finally letting those triggers out that will in a way help Odysseus grow.
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