Tuesday, September 27, 2022

For Thursday: Homer, The Odyssey, Books 9 & 10



NOTE: Since I goofed and posted the wrong questions for Tuesday's class, I went ahead and gave everyone extra time (until Thursday) to turn in today's questions. With that in mind, I'm also going to change the schedule a little: instead of doing the Reading Exam #3 in class on Thursday (as per the syllabus), we're going to read two more short books (9 and 10) and I'll give you just one question below, which will be like a 'take home' Reading Exam. 

Answer this question for Thursday's class...

Q1: Based on the events of Books 9 and 10, do you consider Odysseus a hero? If so, what kind of hero is he? What makes him 'heroic'? Is he basically an ancient version of a modern-day superhero like Batman or Thor? And if not, what makes him miss the mark? Does he lack morality? Nobility? Vision? 

No comments:

Post a Comment

Final Exam Paper, due by December 9th

The Final Exam paper is pasted below if you missed class on Tuesday (or simply lost it). Note the due date: no late papers will be accepted ...