Odysseus in Book 9
Words: 610 Pages: 2 6553In book 9 of the Odyssey, Odysseus uses trickery to escape the cave of the Cyclops, and once he escapes, reveals himself. He always portrays himself as self-absorbed because of his knowledge, experience, and actions. Odysseus tricked a wine drunk and blind Cyclops, humiliated him by killing his goat, then taunted him from the safety of his ship. I believe Odysseus’ actions came from strictly fear and flaunt. He can be viewed as being self involved, so it would only […]