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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>I have to second Andre&#8217;s recommendation of Shay&#8217;s
book.&nbsp; It is heartbreaking.&nbsp; I have a friend, Tom Palaima, who teaches
this book with the Iliad.&nbsp; He also compares it to Tim O&#8217;Brien&#8217;s
<i>The Things They Carried</i>.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p></span></p>

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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>
homer2009-1-bounces@readingodyssey.org
[mailto:homer2009-1-bounces@readingodyssey.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Andre
Stipanovic<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, November 12, 2009 1:19 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> homer2009-1@readingodyssey.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Homer2009-1] Odyssey Discussion Questions<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Thanks
very much Pauline! &nbsp;I think the article is well written and Caroline
Alexander's book looks very interesting and especially timely. &nbsp;I would
add to this discussion, Jonathan Shay's book <u>Achilles in Vietnam</u>.
&nbsp;Shay is a psychiatrist who interviewed many Vietnam War vets. &nbsp;He
noticed patterns in soldiers' PTSD that were reflected in characters in the <u>Iliad</u>.
&nbsp;With the Iliad under my belt, I couldn't put Shay's book down once I
started reading it. &nbsp;Homer is able to reflect basic human responses across
2000 years in both his Odyssey and Iliad. &nbsp;What a writer!</span><o:p></o:p></p>

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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Andre</span><o:p></o:p></p>

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12.0pt;margin-left:0in'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><a
href="mailto:homer2009-1@readingodyssey.org">homer2009-1@readingodyssey.org</a>
writes:</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span
style='color:black;background:#D0D0D0'>Hi all, </span><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span
style='color:black;background:#D0D0D0'>In light of Veterans Day, this opinion
piece appeared in yesterday's NY Times:</span><o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;background:#D0D0D0'>Back
>From War, but Not Really Home</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;background:#D0D0D0'>by
Caroline Alexander</span><o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;background:#D0D0D0'>A sense
of dislocation has been shared by veterans returning from war since Homer
conjured Odysseus' inauspicious return some 2,800 years ago.</span><o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;background:#D0D0D0'><a
href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/08/opinion/08alexander.html?_r=1&amp;scp=3&amp;sq=odyssey&amp;st=cse"
target="_blank">http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/08/opinion/08alexander.html?_r=1&amp;scp=3&amp;sq=odyssey&amp;st=cse</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>

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12.0pt;margin-left:0in'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span
style='color:black;background:#D0D0D0'>We didn't get to discuss this aspect as
much during our October session but it was touched upon in the questions
prepared by Andre.&nbsp; Thanks everyone and looking forward to next month's
discussion.&nbsp; </span><o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span
style='color:black;background:#D0D0D0'>Pauline</span><o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span
style='color:black;background:#D0D0D0'>Date: Mon, 9 Nov 2009 11:51:48 -0600</span><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span
style='color:black;background:#D0D0D0'>To: <a
href="mailto:homer2009-1@readingodyssey.org">homer2009-1@readingodyssey.org</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span
style='color:black;background:#D0D0D0'>From: <a
href="mailto:astipanovic@mail.hockaday.org">astipanovic@mail.hockaday.org</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span
style='color:black;background:#D0D0D0'>Subject: [Homer2009-1] Odyssey
Discussion Questions</span><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;
background:#D0D0D0'>Hi fellow readers of Homer,</span><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;
background:#D0D0D0'>Please let these study guide questions for Books 17-24 help
you reflect on your reading. &nbsp;You may want to wait to read over these
until you finish the book if you don't like finding out about the ending too
soon. &nbsp;</span><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;
background:#D0D0D0'>We will conclude our discussion of the Odyssey on Monday
December 7 (1-888-350-0075; passcode: &nbsp;1100494#) @8pm EST. &nbsp;In the
meantime, please feel free to send out your questions to me and to the group so
we can keep the discussion going. &nbsp;I have enjoyed our discussions so far
and your questions!</span><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;
background:#D0D0D0'>Also, please note that Stanley Lombardo will be live on
Monday December 14, reading from his translation of the Odyssey. &nbsp;This is
an excellent opportunity to HEAR the epic (the Greek word &quot;epos&quot;
means the uttered word) from a master translator and reciter. &nbsp;Sign up
online at Reading Odyssey.</span><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;
background:#D0D0D0'>Best,</span><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;
background:#D0D0D0'>Andre</span><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span
style='font-family:Gautami;color:black;background:#D0D0D0'>Study Guide
Questions &nbsp;- Discussion #3</span><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span
style='font-family:Gautami;color:black;background:#D0D0D0'>Books 17-24 Revenge</span><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span
style='font-family:Gautami;color:black;background:#D0D0D0'>17-20 Odysseus and
Telemachus return to the palace in imminent danger</span><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span
style='font-family:Gautami;color:black;background:#D0D0D0'>1. &nbsp;Book 17 -
Omens</span><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span
style='font-family:Gautami;color:black;background:#D0D0D0'>As Odysseus first
sets eyes on his own palace after 20 years, what are the ways that he is tested
by Athena? &nbsp;How much restraint is Odysseus forced to show? &nbsp;Why?
&nbsp;How do the two omens in Book 17 work with respect to each other (i.e.
Theoclymenus&#8217; prophecy and Telemachus&#8217; sneeze)?</span><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span
style='font-family:Gautami;color:black;background:#D0D0D0'>2. &nbsp;Book 18 -
King of the Beggars</span><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span
style='font-family:Gautami;color:black;background:#D0D0D0'>What does the fight
between Irus and Odysseus symbolize/foretell? &nbsp;Book 18 can be said to be
important for Amphinomus, one of the suitors. &nbsp;What part does he play in
the rivalry between Odysseus and the rest of the suitors? &nbsp;Why is his part
necessary to the story? &nbsp;Penelope&#8217;s timed appearance is significant
here. &nbsp;How does it heighten the mounting tension of the story? &nbsp;How
does Eurymachus&#8217; quarrel with Odysseus at the end of Book 18 balance that
of Odysseus&#8217; fight with Irus at the beginning?</span><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span
style='font-family:Gautami;color:black;background:#D0D0D0'>3. &nbsp;Book 19 -
Tease</span><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span
style='font-family:Gautami;color:black;background:#D0D0D0'>The reunion of
Odysseus and Penelope is somewhat of a tease. &nbsp;How is Odysseus able to
hold back his feelings? &nbsp;Is he testing Penelope? &nbsp;If so, why should
he? &nbsp;Why is Penelope so steadfast against believing that Odysseus will
come back?</span><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span
style='font-family:Gautami;color:black;background:#D0D0D0'>4. &nbsp;Book 20 -
Gods and Prophecies</span><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span
style='font-family:Gautami;color:black;background:#D0D0D0'>For all of
Odysseus&#8217; cleverness and fortitude, he still requires encouragement to
stick with his disguise until it is time for him to reveal himself. &nbsp;At
what two points do the gods respond to him? &nbsp;How manifest are these divine
responses to the situation at hand? &nbsp;What is Odysseus&#8217; main concern
in Book 20? &nbsp;What is Penelope&#8217;s? &nbsp;How do these two differ, yet
overlap?</span><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span
style='font-family:Gautami;color:black;background:#D0D0D0'>21-24 The contest of
the bow and ultimate revenge on the suitors</span><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span
style='font-family:Gautami;color:black;background:#D0D0D0'>5. &nbsp;Book 21 -
Contest of the Bow</span><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span
style='font-family:Gautami;color:black;background:#D0D0D0'>With Athena
prompting Penelope to announce the contest of the bow, the revenge on the
suitors is set into motion. &nbsp;How much of this plan is Odysseus in control
of? &nbsp;What is Penelope&#8217;s role in this overall plan? &nbsp;What is
Telemachus&#8217; role in the plan? &nbsp;Could the plan come together without
Eumaeus&#8217; or Philoetus&#8217; help? &nbsp;According to the text of Book
21, in what parts does Athena actively instigate events?</span><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span
style='font-family:Gautami;color:black;background:#D0D0D0'>6. &nbsp;Book 22 -
Anger Unleashed</span><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span
style='font-family:Gautami;color:black;background:#D0D0D0'>Although
Odysseus&#8217; anger is justified, shouldn&#8217;t he have taken
Eurymachus&#8217; offer for compensation after Antinous was killed?
&nbsp;Wouldn&#8217;t that have made sense in light of the family feuds and
revenge killings that are sure to follow? &nbsp;Why does Athena let Odysseus
struggle in combat with the suitors for as long as she does? &nbsp;Why does she
show the &#8220;aegis&#8221; when she does, thereby making the suitors flee (p.
345), but not sooner? &nbsp;In the midst of the killing, Leodes the soothsayer
begs for mercy. &nbsp;Leodes was the first to try the bow on p. 326 and foresaw
this calamity, but Odysseus still kills him anyway. &nbsp;Why? &nbsp;Phemius
the bard also begs for mercy, but he and Medon the herald are spared.
&nbsp;&nbsp;Why? &nbsp;Are the punishments of the serving women and Melanthius
just or too harsh?</span><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span
style='font-family:Gautami;color:black;background:#D0D0D0'>7. &nbsp;Book 23 -
Aftermath of Slaughter</span><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span
style='font-family:Gautami;color:black;background:#D0D0D0'>Ironically, Penelope
wakes up from a &#8220;sweet sleep&#8221; (line 17, p. 353). &nbsp;Why is she
now, all of a sudden, blessed with a &#8220;sweet sleep&#8221;? &nbsp;Why does
Penelope continue to hold back from believing that Odysseus has returned?
&nbsp;If Odysseus himself hadn&#8217;t killed the suitors, as she says, then
who does she believe has killed them? &nbsp;Why would this be frightening to
her rather than happy? &nbsp;&nbsp;How is Penelope finally convinced that this
stranger is her husband? &nbsp;Penelope finally recognizes Odysseus as her
long-lost husband and Homer uses a simile to describe the moment (p. 360).
&nbsp;What does the simile show about the relationship between Penelope and
Odysseus?</span><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span
style='font-family:Gautami;color:black;background:#D0D0D0'>8. &nbsp;Book 24 -
Shades and Judgment</span><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span
style='font-family:Gautami;color:black;background:#D0D0D0'>Book 24 opens by
recalling some of the shades in Hades we met in Book 11. &nbsp;Some
commentators say that Agamemnon&#8217;s and Achilles&#8217; conversation is out
of place here. &nbsp;Is it or is it not? &nbsp;Why does Odysseus continue to
put on a false front with his father, even after the suitors have been killed?
&nbsp;&nbsp;Eupeithes, Antinous&#8217; father rouses up the Ithacans against
Odysseus. &nbsp;&nbsp;What sort of threat is posed to Odysseus and his family?
&nbsp;Zeus makes an irrevocable judgment of the situation on Ithaca. &nbsp;How
does Athena respond to what Zeus says? &nbsp;Why must Zeus throw a thunderbolt?
&nbsp;What does the situation on Ithaca show about the Greeks in general? about
the Greeks at Troy?</span><o:p></o:p></p>

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