Telemakos Character Essay

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In The Odyssey, Telemakos, the son of Odysseus and Penelope, as an infant was left at home with his mother while his father left for Troy. While growing up Telemakos was faithful to his mother about maintaining his father’s estate while he was gone. Due to not having a father figure as a child, Telemakos was a shy and timid boy. It isn’t long until he is presented with a problem, dealing with the suitors. At first, Telemakos didn’t know their intention, but soon figured out they were fighting to take Penelope’s hand in marriage. Telemakos finally met with Athena for advice. After his meeting with her, he realized he had to change his personality and become sterner and start taking control. People began to assume Odysseus had died because no one had heard from him. Telemakos set out to find Odysseus or see if he was still alive. They both arrived back in Ithaca, but Odysseus hid his identity at first. Telemakos and Odysseus took on the suitors and won. Odysseus still had Penelope’s heart, and they will get married. After Telemakos went on the journey to find his father and helped him fight the suitors, he showed his courageous character. Throughout The Odyssey, Telemakos is a developing character; he begins as a shy and timid young boy, but grows into a very courageous man like his father Odysseus. Odysseus leaves for Troy when Telemakos is an infant. Therefore, Telemakos never had a true father figure to look up to throughout his childhood. However, he did take care of his father’s estate and his mother while Odysseus was gone, but because his mother raised him he wasn’t very outgoing. In the beginning, Telemakos was a very shy and timid boy. He began having encounters with the suitors at his family’s estate. “I hear a crowd of suitors for your mother lives with you, uninvited, making trouble” (451). Because Telemakos didn’t know how to deal with the suitors his

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