Annotation from the Poem Odysseus to Telemachus

Student’s Name
Professor
Course
Due Date
Close Reading
1st Read:
What happened in this story? The story is a letter that a father who took part in the Trojan War wrote to his son back home after feeling as if he might not be able to make his way back home.
Who: The story is about Odysseus and Telemachus
Why?Odysseus writes to Telemachus to inform him of his whereabouts and impart some words of wisdom to him.
What: Odysseus had left home to go take part in the Trojan War. After the war ended, he got lost when he was making his way home.
When:History indicates that the Trojan War took place during the Bronze Age, around 1264-1180 BC. Given the poem was written after the Trojan War, it must be dated any time after 1180 BC.
How? Odysseus is making his way home using ship.
Where: Odysseus describes that he is currently stationed in an island that is filthy and filled with bushes, buildings, and pigs. But he indicates that he is not very clear about the specific name of the island.
Difficult words/phrases:
1 Plowing bullocks
2 Palamedes’ trick
3 Oedipal passions
2nd Read
Summarize the story in your own words.
The poem is a story about a father, Odysseus informing his son, Telemachus about the end of the war and his journey back home. Odysseus informs his son that the Trojan War was over, but does not recall details about the war properly. Though he is on his way b...