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    The document compares and contrasts the heroic journeys of Odysseus from Homer's The Odyssey and Percy Jackson from Rick Riordon's Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief. Both heroes face difficult obstacles and death in their quests, but Odysseus is a more experienced warrior trying to return home, while Percy is younger and discovers his abilities as he tries to save his mother. The document analyzes how both heroes demonstrate traits like courage, strength, and determination, but their motivations and levels of experience differ.

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    The document compares and contrasts the heroic journeys of Odysseus from Homer's The Odyssey and Percy Jackson from Rick Riordon's Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief. Both heroes face difficult obstacles and death in their quests, but Odysseus is a more experienced warrior trying to return home, while Percy is younger and discovers his abilities as he tries to save his mother. The document analyzes how both heroes demonstrate traits like courage, strength, and determination, but their motivations and levels of experience differ.

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    Quinnlyn Diehl Diehl 1

    Mrs. Weaver

    LNG 311

    10 December 10, 2010

    Unforgiving Journeys of Odysseus and Percy Jackson:

    Many heroes like Odysseus and Percy Jackson, are described and known for having

    distinct heroic qualities which show in the book The Odyssey by Homer and in the movie Percy

    Jackson and the Lighting Thief by Rick Riordon. Though these characters have similar heroic

    traits they both have different goals to reach by facing death through many difficult obstacles

    which they must overcome.

    Even though each hero is from a different time and place, they both have similar heroic

    qualities. Odysseus is the ‘perfect’ hero. He is strong, fast brave, determined, and keeps to his

    word even though he is at the verge of death every where he travels. Percy on the other hand is

    much younger and he doesn’t discover he is also cunning, strong, brave, and determined until he

    has to use these gifts to save his mother. Heroes are looked upon as role models because they

    have the ability to save lives and protect. If given these special abilities, why would they want to

    be embraced? Odysseus understands he has a job to do as a leader and father to embrace his

    talents to protect his wife Penelope, his son, and his kingdom which were all trashed by over 100

    suitors. But because Percy is already in his teen years when he has to start protecting his mother,

    he has no experience but he learns how to use strategies to help him along the way. Both heroes

    must use their special abilities to conquer demons, monsters, Hades, and the evils that lurk in

    mankind.
    Odysseus faced many challenging obstacles, as did Percy, but the reasons for wanting to

    overcome these parallel situations were different for each hero. Odysseus was very experienced

    at fighting and was away from home for twenty years fighting the Trojan War. He devised a plan

    to defeat Greece by using his skills to come up with the plan of the Wooden Horse.

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