{"id":17754,"date":"2024-03-26T23:08:17","date_gmt":"2024-03-26T23:08:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/the-great-wanderings-are-the-adventures-that-odysseus-recounts-in-books-9-12-of-the-odyssey-5-the-laestrygonians-giants-p-233\/"},"modified":"2024-03-26T23:08:17","modified_gmt":"2024-03-26T23:08:17","slug":"the-great-wanderings-are-the-adventures-that-odysseus-recounts-in-books-9-12-of-the-odyssey-5-the-laestrygonians-giants-p-233","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/the-great-wanderings-are-the-adventures-that-odysseus-recounts-in-books-9-12-of-the-odyssey-5-the-laestrygonians-giants-p-233\/","title":{"rendered":"The Great Wanderings are the adventures that Odysseus recounts in Books 9-12 of The Odyssey. 5. The Laestrygonians, Giants (p. 233)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00b7        
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Intro and Thesis Statement:  <\/span>What is the most important lesson or item of
\ninformation learned in this episode? (This could be something Odysseus learns,
\nor it could be something you and other careful readers will learn.)<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00b7        
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Paragraph or Part 1: What obstacles does
\nOdysseus face in this episode? What challenges must he overcome?  <\/span>What is lost and what is gained in this
\nepisode?<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00b7        
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Paragraph or Part 2: What virtues or
\nheroic characteristics are valued in this episode? How is their value revealed?  <\/span>What is the most important lesson or item of
\ninformation learned in this episode? What details from the text support your
\nargument?<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00b7        
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Paragraph or Part 3: How does the style of
\nthe passage support your argument? For example, are there epic similes,
\nmetaphors, patterns of expression, or curious phrases that illuminate the text
\nand support your interpretation?<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00b7        
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Paragraph or Part 4: How does this episode
\nenhance the meaning or significance of other parts of The Odyssey?<\/i> What themes does this episode uncover or enhance?  <\/span>What would be lost from The Odyssey<\/i> if this episode were removed?<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00b7        
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Conclusion<\/span><\/p>\n

FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS<\/span><\/p>\n

You are not allowed to use any other sources
\nbesides The Odyssey<\/i> (this especially includes summaries or online
\nanalyses). You may, however, use an online searchable version of The Odyssey<\/i>
\nin order to find supporting quotes–only if you then use the Fagles translation
\nused in this course to type out those quotes (Do not cut and paste). Use
\nparenthetical citation according to MLA format. Choose short, pithy quotes to
\nmake your point rather than long summative passages. Analyze; do not summarize.<\/b> Assume the reader of your essay has
\nalready read The Odyssey<\/i> and doesn’t need to know “what happens
\nnext.” Instead, your task is to convince your reader of a certain
\ninterpretation of the text.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Your essay should be typed and printed in Times New
\nRoman 12 pt. font, double spaced, with 1-inch margins. Please fill out a cover
\nsheet (available in your assignment folder for Essay 1 in Blackboard) and make
\nthat the first page of your essay. This does not count toward the minimum
\nlength of three full pages.<\/span><\/p>\n

Please check to make sure your essay meets the
\nguidelines for argument, organization, mechanics, and style to be found in the
\nWriting Help Document and the \u201c6 Rules for Good Writing\u201d document posted on
\nBlackboard. <\/span><\/p>\n

While I can\u2019t assess your writing before the official
\nsubmission, I can recommend a few things:<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

1)     Cite
\npassages from long poems not with page numbers, but with book and line number.
\nFor example, cite a quote as (Odyssey <\/i>12.326-27), not (Homer, 280).
\nSince The Odyssey<\/i> is the only source you are allowed to use
\nfor this assignment, all subsequent citations do not need The Odyssey<\/i> mentioned
\nin parentheses.<\/span><\/p>\n

2)      Consider
\nif you are saying exactly what you mean to say. Example: in a sentence that
\nstates temptation<\/i> is the cause of death for Odysseus’s
\nmen, do you mean to say that “giving in to<\/i> temptation”
\nis the cause, instead? There are logical consequences to imprecise statements.
\nCould temptation be the means of gaining glory if it is withstood? Ask yourself
\nif you are really saying exactly what you want to say.<\/span><\/p>\n

3)      Italicize
\na word when you are drawing attention to it as a word: For example,
\n“Homer’s repetition of the word heart<\/i> in this
\npassage\u2026” Also italicize titles of long works of literature (The Odyssey<\/i>) and foreign terms (xenia, kleos<\/i>, and nostos<\/i>).<\/span><\/p>\n

4)      In the
\nparagraph or section on Homer’s style, try to have at least three stylistic
\nfeatures to comment on. Are there any useful or interesting metaphors in this
\nepisode? Any particularly beautiful or strange descriptions? Point out these
\nstylistic highlights to reinforce your main point.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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