Odysseus Writing Assignment: Your choice--Essay or Story. Due after break.
Essay: Is Odysseus worth of emulation? In other words, is he a good role model for people today? Remember to avoid "special pleading in your response. Odysseus is a complex character and your answer needs to take that into account.
Story: The story of the Odysseus's return to his homeland of Ithaca is one of the most enduring tales in history. I want you to write a story about a return "home." You can define home in any way you like. It could be a return to "homeroom" after a trip to the bathroom. It could be about a runner coming "home" after finding himself on first base. The journey is up to you. The only requirements I am placing are :
1) The story must be about a journey home.
2) The main character must display the same characteristics as Odysseus.
3) The character must face a series of obstacles that he/she must overcome during the journey. These obstacles should resemble the obstacles faces by Odysseus himself.
These are not due until after spring break.
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3 comments:
Should we write Based on Homer's Odyssey under our name and the title?
Is it O.K. if there is a short Iliad part as a Prologue?
My character is a dog and he is all alone in a forest. Is it O.K. if there is no dialogue until the end.
I also asked the question about the prologue. Should there be dialogue in the prologue?
-Jordana
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