Greek Culture In Homer's The Odyssey

The history of mass media dates to the prehistoric ages of cave drawings, among other things. One key concept of the beginnings of human communication beyond spoken language was the idea of showcasing one’s own achievements in an immortal state, for example a crude drawing of a slain mammoth forever on a cave wall. Fast forward to Greek cultural anthropology: not much has changed. Human nature blatantly harnessed the natural yearning to immortalize themselves or simply “leave their mark” on society, and it will likely stay that way. Making a spectacle of one’s own greatness despite humility or reality was extremely common in Greek culture. It was sought after to be publicly intelligent and insufferably dramatic. Intelligence and dramatic inward thoughts usually create one sure thing: storytellers and/or philosophers. These people are best at making themselves immortal by planting their works into society by any means necessary. This all raises a potentially interesting question: If a dramatic writer and/or philosopher influences what historians claim as past culture, does that conclude that even fiction writers primarily speak for their own culture despite creating a story rather than recounting one? Homer: the great Greek author of The Odyssey is likely the prime writer that one could analyze for this statement. Homer

The Odyssey could be more autobiographical. Autobiographical in the sense of what Donald M. Murray discusses in his article “All Writing Is Autobiography”. A brief definition from the article can be found below:

“Brock Dethier, one of the most perceptive of the test readers with whom I share drafts, pointed out the obvious-where all the most significant information is often hidden. He answered my question, "What is autobiographical in this poem?" by saying, "Your thinking style, your voice." Of course,” (Murray