Penelope In Homer's Odyssey

Greek Mythology has been used over time to teach people important lessons about life especially about the way life appears compared to how life really is. It takes the life lessons that have been passed down from generation to generation to teach the same things, but with a deeper meaning. An example of this is in the myth of Penelope and her suitors. While Odysseus was on his strenuous journey, Penelope was at home facing the men in her kingdom that were pursuing the greatest treasure they had ever known: her. They wanted Penelope and the power of the kingdom of Ithaca. However, it was up to her alone to assure a viable as well as opportune future for the kingdom of Ithaca. Penelope uses her wits to continuously outmaneuver the suitors until

In the poem, Parker gives a myriad of ways that Penelope “kept the faith” when she was waiting for Odysseus to come home to her even when the suitors continued to pursue her, which can be considered a pretty threatening situation. Penelope had a task that many women, if given the situation in that time, would not have known what to do with. Parker expresses the fact that while Penelope was trying hard to “keep the faith” of Odysseus coming home to her while she was trying to maintain hope for the future of Ithaca by stating, “I shall sit at home, and rock;” (line 6). By her choice of words it is as if Parker is meaning that Penelope is doing her best to be “the calm in the storm” and is trying to remain until the part that means blindly waiting in meditation is terminated. To do something that is the pinnacle of the standard in the “face of danger” as Penelope did had to take a substantial amount of watching those who are closest around. Parker reveals Penelope’s observant characteristics by using the words, “Rise, to heed a neighbor’s knock;”( line 7 ). This is very important it gives the impression that Penelope is saying that she will closely observe those who need her in her “time of need” rather than lending their assistance or support.

Henry and Elizabeth Rothschild” ( “ Dorothy Parker.” Poets.org. ) . Twenty-one years later she sold her first poem to Vanity Fair. Parker rose to fame by writing book reviews, poetry, and short fiction for The New Yorker. (“Dorothy Parker” Google, Google). She got married three years later to a man named Edwin P. Parker, and became Dorothy Parker. ( “Dorothy Parker.” Poets.org. ).“In 1919, Parker became a founding member of the Algonquin Round Table. ( “Dorothy Parker.” Poets.org. ). The Algonquin Round Table that Parker was included in was also known as “the Vicious Circle” for their sharp-tongued banter” (“Dorothy Parker” Google, Google). “In 1920 for the acerbity of her drama reviews she became a freelance writer.” ( “Dorothy Parker.” Britannica Library.”). In 1926, she came out with her first collection of poems, called Enough Rope; this medley of poems became a bestseller. ( “Dorothy Parker.” Poets.org. ). In 1928, Dorothy and her husband Edwin divorced, but she kept the surname Parker throughout her career. ( “Dorothy Parker.” Poets.org. ). She was an American writer that wrote short-stories and poems. ( “Dorothy Parker.” Britannica Library.”). She was educated at Miss Dana’s School in Morristown, New Jersey and the Blessed Sacrament Convent School in New York City. (“Dorothy Parker.” Britannica Library.”). In 1929, she worked as a Hollywood film writer. ( “Dorothy Parker.” Britannica Library.”). She received screen