Dec 30, 2009
Hospitality is a central motif of the Odyssey that focuses on the behavior of both hosts and their guests. Discuss examples of host-guest relations as they exist throughout the poem.
Outline
I. Thesis Statement: Homer suggests both positive and negative commentary on his own world through the examples of hospitality that pervade the Odyssey.
II. Scenes of Positive Hospitality
A. Telemachus’ treatment of Athene (Book I)
B. Nestor’s reception...
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