The Odyessy: Telemachus and H

The Odyssey: Telemachus and His Development The Odyssey is a great epic novel in which many characters are developed. The most significant development that occurs is the development of Telemachus. Telemachus is a very complex character that Homer develops from the beginning and to end of the epic poem. In the beginning, Telemachus is a shadow of his father; in the end he is just as courageous as Odysseys, his absent father. Many factors influence …

…young, foolish boy grow into the proud man that he becomes. Pallas Athene helps get the wheels in motion, but it takes a true hero to get places and maintain the status that he gains. We last see Telemachus standing within the accurate order of the clan of Odysseus when his Grandfather Laertes, his father Odysseus, and he, all in armor, are defending the ancestral estate and receiving the blessing of Pallas Athene and Zeus.