Telemakhos

The first step in the process is Telemakhos’ realization that he has independent thoughts. Up to this point his thoughts and opinions had been silenced by his mother’s intellect. Suddenly, he starts to question the truths his mother has presented to him throughout his life. Telemakhos’ first debut of wisdom comes when he tells his mother to let the minstrel alone to sing of whatever adventures he pleases. He told his mother to calm down and reminded his her that Zeus was the one in control of things. After that, the story describes Penelope’s response. Usually it takes a child a certain amount of time to come to the point of crossing over the line of tellin

I believe the climax of Telemakhos’ climb to maturity was his ability to keep his head about him when his father was hit with the stool by Antinoos. He did very well gathering arms and keeping the suitors distracted while holding his temper at the mistreatment of his disguised father. Telemakhos did not want to jeorpordize truimoh with ignorance, and was able to keep his composure with the smell of revenge under his nose. This shows respect for his father also that he would obey him even though he hasn’t been there for so long. Penelope is aloof at what is happening at that point but when she hears of the events that happened she lectures Telemakhos for not standing up against the suitors. She says, “Lightminded you were not…have you no thoughtfulness or manners? How could it happen in our hall that you permit the stranger to be so abused…Telemakhos looked in her eyes and answered with his clear head and discretion…” (Bk. 18: 386-402). She is treating him like a child !

Telemakhos is hungry for the physical father instead of the implicated image which his mother had painted. Under the guidance of Athena, Telemakhos went on a journey. He had questions about his heritage, and longed for the time he never had with his father. Instinctive for a male to look to his father in the development of his identity. He keeps the journey from his mother so she will not worry. He says, “And you must swear to kept it from my mother…she must not tear her lovely skin” (Bk.). I believe Telemakhos also kept the journey from his mother because he didn’t want her to tell him not to go. This implies that he still needed his mother’s approval of his actions, just as a child needs to have reinforcement of whether they are good or bad. By traveling far from home and risking his life to learn about his father, Telemakhos is forced to mature rapidly. By venturing off and meeting Nestor and Menelaos he learns about courage, bravery, and how to be both a man and a host. He learns that he mus

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