Odysseus & Telemachus

I believe that Odysseus is a hero based on the heros journey. Odysseus had a very long hard road that he traveled to come back to his kingdom to find the suitors had taken over.  Odysseus did something about the suitors living on his land, he took it into his own hands to deal with it.  Odysseus is a hero because of his actions.  When odysseus came home he took matters into his own hands and killed the suitors that took over his land.  To be a hero you need to be brave and take action when action is needed to be taken and that is what odysseus did. 

 

 

Telemachus

Based on the elements of a heros journey Telemachus is not a hero.  Telemachus does not do much to keep the suitors away from his fathers land.  The suitors take over Odysseou's land/ kingdom and Telemachus does hardly anything from stopping them, a real hero would protect something that was his.  Telemachus is a good son but that doesn not mean he is a hero by anymeans.  He gives an attempt to get the suitors away fromt eh kingdom but then gives up.  Men who give up quicly and never come back to the mission do not desrve to be a hero.