odyssey day 1

This story begins in middle of everything instead of starting at the beginning. i think that starting this story in the middle of Odysseus's journey automatically engages the interest of the audience. it also provides room for many flashbacks throughout the story. In book 5-6 this is out first encounter with Odysseus. the book shows him as very cunning and thoughtful. he weighs every decision he makes. He weighs whether to rest by the river or in the shelter of the woods along with other things as well. these kinds of instances show demonstrate his balanced warrior mentality.In each case, he makes a decision and converts thought into action with speed and poise. In his encounter with Nausicaa he demonstrates his skill in interacting with people and charisma, his subdued approach comes off as “endearing, sly and suave”. it seems that the Odyssey focuses the them on the unseen universe of the human heart, with feelings of loneliness, confusion, and despair. in addition to these idea the author also presents Odysseus in a very unheroic way, he sulking on a beach, longing to be home.