Reading Notes Part B: Homer's Odyssey

Below is my part B reading notes over Homer's Odyssey:

• There is an almost comical recurrence of the author describing how Odysseus and his crew load and offload the vessel from island to island. I would like to include some monotony in my future story telling.
• I was not a fan of The Ghost of Teiresias, however I did like the use of explicit details throughout these passages. I also liked the use of a lot of dialogue throughout this passage.
• The Spirit of Anticleia was a passage I particularly enjoyed. I liked the use of rhetorical and direct questions throughout the story.
• In the passage of The Ghosts of Famous Women, I liked the repetitive structure of how each new paragraph starts with "I saw." It gives the reader I signal that a new character is going to be introduced.
• The Spirit of Achilles and many of the other ghost related passages all seem to tempt Odysseus with some gift or favor if he agrees to follow their wish.
• Lastly, when Odysseus sails back across the island of sirens he attempts to protect his men and himself , however fails and is the only one who survives. This is an interesting ending to which I may alter or keep similar in my storytelling.

(The Dying Achilles, by Ernst Herter)

Bibliography: Homer's Odyssey, translated into English by Tony Kline. (2004).