Development of Telemachos essays

Development of Telemachos essays The Development of Telemakhos adult self in the first four books of The Odyssey Telemakhos clearly makes the transition from boy into man during the first books of The Odyssey. This development into a man is not so much of the body as it is of the mind. Neither is this journey completely voluntary. Telemakhos must mature in order to deal with the turbulence surrounding his household. In the beginning of The Odyssey Telemakhos is unhappy, but uninspired to do anything about his unfortunate surroundings until Athena arrives. Athena is, in many ways, Telemakhos guide during his transformation. There is a vast difference between the Telemakhos of book one and the Telemakhos of book four; in the way he speaks, the way he thinks of his family, and in his In the beginning of Book One, Homer describes Telemakhos: ...sitting there unhappy among the suitors,/ a boy, daydreaming. What if his great father/ came from the unknown world and drove these men/ like dead leaves through the place, recovering/ honor and lordship in his own domains? Athena arrives in the next line of the poem, and Telemakhos immediately begins to evolve. With Athenas presence we see a more mature Telemakhos, ready to take on his somewhat limited role as head of the household. He is sympathetic to the stranger (Athena in disguise), and hurries him away from the noise of the suitors. While making conversation with Athena, Telemakhos displays doubt that Odysseus with ever return to Ithaka but preserves the fantasy of Odysseus triumphant Telemakhos must change his temperament considerably in order to even embark on the journey to find news of his father. Athena gives him both the wisdom and the strength he needs to begin the journey. The first indication of this is when Telemakhos scolds Penelope for asking the minstrel to stop singing about the homecoming from Tr ...