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Wednesday, January 11, 2017

The Odyssey and Their Eyes were Watching God

When I was about halfway by dint of reading Their Eyes Were watch God, by Zora Neale Hurston, I acknowledge the story. I had read it before, in one form or another, many times. Hurstons novel more than like a marvellous adaptation of Homers Odyssey. Like Ulysses in the Odyssey, Janie in Their Eyes Were observation God, is sent on an odyssey of her own. Ulysses had middling come of age. He is a white man, and he is rich. He is well armed and has an regular army at his command. He is a rude(a)lywed, and his beloved wife has dear given him a fine son. He has just experience king of Ithaca. He leave not even take in to worry about his competency to rule over his new kingdom; because, his parents have not died. They have retired and are gettable to run intoer advice. \nBefore Ulysses underside enjoy his newly get world, in which he rules, the principal Grecian King sends him off to war. He does well in his call to battle. He defeats the urban center of Troy. As well as he does, he becomes positively charged and commits an act of blasphemy when he refuses to acknowledge the assistance he receives from the gods. On their way business firm they sinned against Minerva, who raised both top and waves against them, so that all his hold up companions perished, and he alone was carried here by wind and tide, calypso explains in account book V of the Odyssey. His blasphemy happens early in the story, and for many years his life history becomes difficult. \nHe first follows the orders of his King, to check Troy, the menace to all of the Greek community. After conquering the threat of Troy, he comes upon the Cyclops: a man of limited lot who rules his home as an contract willed master. He leaves the Cyclops, who would keep him for the bear of his life, and comes upon Circe. He endures Circe as pine as he has to, and when he leaves her he must go into Hades land of revere Proserpine to consult the ghost of the machination Theban prophet Teiresia s. (Homer book X). In Hades he offers a sacrifice to the strong drink of the dead, where...

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