There are many reoccuring themes that take place in The Odyssey. One of the reoccuring themes is if you get sidetracked from your mission get back on track and trust in the gods. " I know you won't be driven off your course, nothing can hold you back"(P.286 L 5-6) After Odysseus's many problems he sets sail for where has been trying to go for so long, Ithaca now stronger than ever.
After Odysseus's long journey to return back to Ithaca he finally has and now needs to deal with the suitors that have taken over his kindom with the help from the gods. " First i will transform you-no one must know you." (p.299 L. 454) He gets help from the gods by tranforming him to and old man to take his kingdom back.
Odysseus also has to go through difficult problemcs cause by the gods. "I drifted for 9 days. On the 10, at night, the gods cast me up on Ogygia, Calypso's island, home of the dangerous nymph with glossy braids." ( P.285 L. 484-488) The gods made him go through alot to make him even stronger person to get back to his kingdom.
Your paragraphs don't clearly explain how the quotes you cite illustrate the theme of trusting the gods. For instance, your 3rd paragraph really has nothing to do with trusting the gods; quite the opposite, it shows how the gods punished Odysseus. If you are trying to show that Odysseus benefits from these trials, you need a quote that shows it.
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