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Book 9 is told by Odysseus himself and can't tell exactly how objective he is being. In Book 9, he does have a motive to make himself look good: to win the help of King Alcinous to get home. He has a reputation for being clever and presents information to his audience in a sneaky way -- by telling us what to think about people and events before even describing what happened. Is he reporting facts or putting a spin on the details to make himself sound even more heroic? On the other hand, he doesn't hide the fact that he's not always wise in the course of actions he takes. We see very obviously both his strengthes and weaknesses. You would think if he was unreliable, the story would have been overly exaggerated and he would not have included his mistakes, right? Posted by anshank on Oct 9, 2008. |
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