Essay On The Odyssey Hero's Journey

The Hero’s Journey
Although the heroic journey of Odysseus and Luke Skywalker resemble one another with similar heroic steps, the difference in Odysseus’s journey distinguish him as the exemplary epic hero.
Despite the fact that there are many differences present when comparing and contrasting Star Wars and the Odyssey, there were multiple similarities between the two stories. Arguably one of the most evident of those similarities was the crossing of the threshold in the two separate stories. This was the most evidently similar because both of the thresholds used the archetype of death to significantly describe the threshold. In the Odyssey the crossing of the threshold occurred when Odysseus crossed into the Land of the Dead. The crossing of the threshold was described in the Odyssey by Odysseus saying “Then I addressed the blurred and breathless dead,...” (Homer 11.1). While the crossing of the threshold in Star Wars was when Luke Skywalker,

To be an epic hero one must portray qualities of bravery, strength, and intelligence. In addition, one must be able to lead others to victory. Odysseus portrays all of these qualities. He is brave and intelligent, this is proven when he tricked the Cyclops Polyphemus by telling Polyphemus his name was “Nohbdy”. This is said when Odysseus says “My name is Nohbdy: mother, father, and friends,/everyone calls me Nohbdy.’” (Homer 9. 274-275) In addition, later that night he disguised his men as sheep thus allowing them to escape because, Polyphemus accidentally unwittingly let the men out of his cave. The greatest example of Odysseus's physical strength came with the test of the suitors, crafted by Penelope. Odysseus was the only man strong enough to string the bow. After his identity was revealed, Odysseus slayed every man in the room. He is inarguably the strongest of all the men who want Penelope, not simply the