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Study Questions-Homer's Odyssey, Book 9

1. The Epic of Gilgamesh was narrated in the third person (he went, she said, etc.) whereas Book 9 of The Odyssey is narrated in the first person, in Odysseus' voice (I went, I saw). Why do you suppose Homer decided to have Odysseus tell his own tale? What is the effect of such a decision on the way the reader receives the story?

2. The scene of Book 9 is set in a festive atmosphere; a singer has been singing and people have been enjoying wine and a feast. Why does Odysseus then come in and tell a mournful tale of sufferings? Why spoil the party?

3. What kind of a narrator is Odysseus? How does he present his tale? Himself? Would you call him reliable or unreliable?

4. As far as you can tell, what is the attitude toward women in this epic?

5. In line 52 and in other places throughout his narration Odysseus attributes misfortune and good fortune to luck from Zeus. Does Odysseus' story support his view that all good things and......

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