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Vengeance of the Gods

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English

 

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April 27, 2011

 

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University

 

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In The Odyssey, the reader does not know half of Odysseus' journey until he enlightens Alkinoos and Arete as to what events took place before he was washed ashore on Kalypso's Island. The reader always expects for the story to go directly to Odysseus, but instead the story follows the gods. Homer used in media res to show respect to the gods by starting the story "In the bright hall of Zeus?" (I...
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Homer used in media res to show respect to the gods by starting the story "In the bright hall of Zeus?" (I. 42). The author depicts conservation between Zeus and Athena about the fate of Odysseus to show that the gods always come first even before the main character. Homer uses the curiosity of the reader to his advantage by starting out Odysseus' long journey home in media res...
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