The Odyssey 13-17

   I really liked "The Odyssey" this week as well. Go Team Ulysses!
   Okay, I was really happy that Ulysses is FINALLY getting home. I feel as if the story is now falling into place. Penelope was also alright in this particular section of the story. She actually grew a vertebrae of mental backbone or two when scolding Antinous for being so awful. Maybe even three. I felt though, that Ulysses shouldn't have left his treasures in a cave, even if it was sealed with the stone. It was probably the safest place to store treasure when traveling by foot back then, but I still have a bad feeling about it.
   Telemachus survived the suitors as well, at least for the time being. What's more, is Minerva sent him all the way out to Wheretheheckistan and all he really did was tell the same story over and over again and be a good guest. And get an awesome chariot. I think that this part of the story proved that the gods just play around with the people they find interesting. I also like how Telemachus and his dad are okay with crying. Crying is a good thing, and I feel like the men in "The Odyssey" are really touchy-feely (not in a bad way) and emotional. They are okay with being "weak" sometimes.
   My favourite part was how Ulysses was a beggar, and then how he got hit with the chair, and didn't even wince. I think that was kind of a mental toughness type of thing. It was like he was proving to the suitors he was tougher than them, and therefore better.
   My least favorite part was the pigs. I swear to God Homer was obessed with those creatures... I hate pigs more than copper!
Cheerio, Jenna