Question

How does Homer identify Odysseus as the protagonist of the story ?

Answer 1

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Solution: throughout the story, it is found that Odysseus struggles with the internal conflict of the story. According to Homer, Odysseus tries to achieve the goal and the Cyclops stops him. He arrogantly ignores the advices of other characters and don’t want to change throughout the story. This is why, Homer identifies that Odysseus is a bit protagonist in the whole story.

Answer 2

Odysseus attempts to achieve a goal, and the Cyclops prevent him from doing so. Odysseus was a brilliant hero in Greek mythology, the lord of Ithaca and the central warrior of Homer's tale.

• Homer's Odyssey's narrator or is Odysseus because the story focuses on his quest and struggles as he tries to return home. While Odysseus is surrounded by other characters during the story, he is the only main focus of the story from beginning to end and the one most affected by the conflict.
• Hence, Homer who is the author of "The Odyssey" describes Odysseus as the narrator of the story by making him the story's main focus.