"should I leap over the side and drown at oce or grit my teeth and bear it, and stay among the living" (pg. 232)
- A true hero never gives up, they keep working until they have achieved what they set out to do. In this quote Odysseus shows a sign of suicide. To him it seems like nothing is going his way. He doesn't see the point of life if nothing is going his way. If Odysseus were to give up he wouldn't just be letting himself down, his crewman would also be effected by him giving up. If Odysseus there leader were to give up they would have no one to follow and think it is alright to give up. This is why it's always best to never give up. You should always work hard as you can.
Monday, December 7, 2009
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I agree with you very much josh , in order to be a hero you cant just take the easy way out and show how weak you really are by committing suicide. This shows even through all the rough times he will reveal and come away with greatness instead of just killing himself. Also if people new he had killed himself he would not be known as a hero but as a coward and would not get the type of respect that he deserves.
ReplyDeleteAlex has brought up a nice point where a hero isn't a hero unless he dukes it out until the end. Quitting partway through (dying in Odysseus' case) leads to nothing but a forgotten memory. There's no such thing as a fraction of a hero status. You're either a hero or you're not. The difference between the two is that one goes all the way and the other gives up. Nice quote Josh.
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