Nov 07 2007
Scylla is in my closet and Charybdis is under my bed
You and Odysseus are similar, and while that will soon be the subject of an essay you’ll
write, I’d like to stop before we get there and write a reflective blog article about how the monsters Odysseus encounters are similar to “monsters” in your own life. You are going to make an analogy between The Odyssey and your life.
Choose five monsters from the seven that Odysseus encounters in what we read (Lotus-eaters, Cyclops, Sirens, Scylla, Charybdis, Helios, and the Suitors). Explain at least two characteristics of each of your five monsters, and then explain how those two characteristics are similar to a monster in your life.
This will be a long blog article, but it will not be graded on length. You’ll get 5 points for each monster you discuss. Make sure you mention two characteristics and clearly link those characteristics to both the Odyssey’s monster and yours. Total points = 25.
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Original image: ‘Grampa was never what people would call good-looking‘ by: Trey Ratcliff
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