2. Problems in society.
4. Problems in the way of betterment.
Education stays with you forever but riches don’t
It’s a personification, because it’s giving human like traits
The symbolism of the new cloak in this excerpt is - the new cloak represents Odysseus's transformation from a weary traveler to the returning hero.
He spent many years on the sea, far from his family and loved ones, and he became old and tired. This new cloak is his transformation - he is a hero now, and he has come back to Ithaca to rule again.