2023: A Space Odyssey

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Group 6-Image Reading-Cyclops

The image I used depicts the moment when Odysseus impales the cyclops in the eye with a pole blinding him. In the image, you can see the startled reaction Polyphemus has to being stabbed in his only eye, while Odysseus strongly forces the pole deeper into it....

Group 6 – Image Reading – Suitors

In the image to the left, you can see many different actions occurring. I noticed what seams to be the suitors on the far left of the photo almost demanding the person in the purple clothes to walk through the door with the person she is holding hands with. Then I...

Group 6 – Image Reading – Lotus Eaters

In this image, I see men being dragged away by a tall, strong man dressed in armor. I presume this man to be Odysseus. Although the image is in black and white, I can tell that the man is Odysseus due to his tall, muscular fame. His arms are outstretched, with his...

Group 6-Close Reading-Naussica

Following book 5 and Odyessus’s battle against the gods and the sea, he washes up on the island of Scheria. He’s beaten down and helpless, with no idea where he is.  Athena once again intervenes in his journey home and visits the people of Scheria. In disguise, she...

Group 6-Close Reading-Cyclops

In book 9 of The Odyssey, Odysseus and his crew arrive on the island of the cyclops. When Odysseus and his men arrived in the cave of Polyphemus, (the cyclops) they hoped to receive the customary hospitality extended to travelers in ancient Greek culture. Hospitality...

Group 6-Close Reading-Suitors

Book 1 titled “The Boy and the Goddess” contained events that showed the reader how Odysseus can portray many different values including intelligence and strength. After his siege on troy, Odysseus and all of the other Greeks where supposed to head home...