Women's Studies 1020E Lecture Notes - Hubris, Odysseus, Thesis Statement
23 Feb 2014
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Towards an audience thats relatively the same academic level as yourself. Read the book but they want to know more. Make the problem you"re raising or solving thats relating to the problems we have in our lives now. Say something that we wont already know just by reading the text. In the odyssey, odysseus" hubris is the source of many of his problems . While odysseus" pride may cause problems for him in the odyssey, it is part of his character and ultimately one reason he eventually triumphs. Be honest with what the text tells you instead of worrying about being correct, worry about being convincing. The odyssey depicts the relationship between fathers and sons as important . The odyssey depicts the relationship between fathers and sons as fraught with tension and expectation. As a means of illustrating a concern with the problem of whether and how cultural ideals can survive the passing of the generations.
