Theme Of Perseverance In The Odyssey

In The Odyssey, Odysseus is a man who has been at war and trapped on islands for almost twenty years, and after all that time he still longs to see his wife, and finally has the chance to take the long travel home. “Abducted son Reunites with father after Thirteen Years” is an article about a son who was taken from his family, by his grandmother when he is one years old. The father searches for thirteen years and finally his son returns home to his family after a long period of not seeing them. So, in order to achieve the life that one has dreamed about, both The Odyssey and “Abducted son Reunites with father after Thirteen Years” state that perseverance is the most imperative trait to posses because tasks are conquered and dreams become a reality.

Some will argues that perseverance does not always lead to a happy life because in order to persevere one must face difficult times; however, The Odyssey, written by Homer, reveals that when an individual perseveres, tasks are conquered. Odysseus and his men are finally in peace because the narrator points out that “Their singing dwindle[s] away” (758-759). In other words the sounds of the sirens diminish gradually until it was quiet. In every obstacle Odysseus faces, he always finds a way to fix the problem, or face it. Therefore, just because life throws

obstacles in your way, one must persevere in order to find the greater outcome that is in store.
While it may be true that perseverance does not always lead to happiness because it can be hard for one to carry out their responsibilities, this argument is wrong because when one works hard to persevere, dreams become a reality.

Thirteen years later the father and the son see eachother again and the author reveals that “Menconi could not imagine a better outcome” (Edwards 1). Specifically the son was taken when he was just one years old, and the father finds him when he is just fourteen. The father could not have been happier that he and his child were back together. Undeniably, in order to have a happy life, one must persevere to make dreams a

reality.
In The Odyssey, Odysseus and his men both persevere through many obstacles throughout their journey. In the end, Odysseus completes his missions and returns to his beautiful home, son, and of course, his beautiful wife Penelope. In the article, “Abducted son Reunites with father after Thirteen Years” , the father has to push through thirteen years in order to be with his son again. He never gave up looking for him, and can now be with his child today. Finally, one can see that perseverance leads to a happy life because tasks are conquered and dreams become a reality.