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A 3 page paper which examines the importance and
presence of the character Telemakhos in Homer’s Odyssey. No additional sources cited.
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the family he left behind. Odysseus, by the time he gets home, has been gone 20 years. He has a son who is still young and who does not remember
his father, yet remains true to his father as though his father may arrive at any moment. Homers tale, therefore, tells us of this son, Telemakhos, and of Odysseus. The
following paper briefly examines the characterization of Telemakhos. Telemakhos Telemakhos is characterized by what he does. And, what he does alters somewhat throughout the story. In the beginning we
see him as a young man without much experience. One such scene involves his dealings with the court, so to speak. He is approached by a man who wants to
know if Telemakhos has any news of the voyagers returning as he has a son that he misses greatly. Telemakhos tells the man that while he has a right to
grieve over his son, Telemakhos has lost a father and by the end of this speech he is on the floor crying. This presents us with a young and inexperienced
man that is vulnerable and sensitive. As the story progresses, however, with the help of many beings, Telemakhos becomes more and more experienced, and much wiser about himself and his
father. So, by the end of the story what he has done has given him experience and wisdom to deal with a future as a leader. Telemakhos is further
characterized by what he says. This is seen, once again, throughout the work, but perhaps most powerfully through the words spoken in the previously mentioned scene. In that scene he
tells of the suitors he has had to approach, as they relate to his mother, and states, "No estate can stand such recklessness; we have now no Ulysses to ward
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