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Quick review. Q & A.
1. TEST - short answer / vocabulary all 3 points each. Short Essay on theme= 25 points.
Discuss two themes in short essay format that have become obvious so far in the Odyssey:
1. Strong Females (Odysseus' mother, penelope, Circe, Athena)
How do strong women have a direct impact on the story? Use the actions of at least two females as examples and be sure to explain how they show strength.
2. Self - Indulgent Men (sex, drugs, wine)
How does self-indulgence almost ruin the men on each the Lotus Eater Island, the Cyclops island and Circe's island? Give examples of each.
2. So far, we have seen that Odysseus always blames his problems on someone else. Examples include:
a. Blames Athena in beginning because she didn't help him stay home and not go fight in Troy.
b. Blames Posiedon for not being able to get home.
c. Blames his crew for opening he bag of wind (was it really all their fault?)
d. Blames Circe for staying on her island for 5 years.
His blaming others is a very HUMAN reaction, but he does not realize this because he still thinks he is as good as the gods. As long as he thinks this, what will happen?
2. View Odyssey through Land of the Dead and continue to complete film review questions.
Exit Pass
Has Odysseus learned anything yet? What do you think will happen after he leaves the Land of the DeAD?
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