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Friday, December 4, 2009

Friday

Compare and contrast Homer's Odyssey with O Brother Where Art Thou


Main character: Odysseus (Roman version of Ulysses)

Journey home from Trojan War

Home: Ithaca, a Greek island

Wife: Penelope

Sin of PRIDE

Encounters unusual obstacles on his way home

Cyclops (one-eyed monster)Poked in the eye with a stick

Lotus Eaters: mesmerizing, drug-like effect

Sirens (women) bathing on the rocks by the water, seduces/hypnotizes w/ song

Odysseus son doesn't recognize him when he gets home

Odysseus changes/grows up during the journey

OTHER:
 
 
4th Block - Copy Figurative Language Chart in Literature Book, p. 672.  Read poem and answer questions on p. 673.

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