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The main idea is that following the laws and rules of life are very important and there are always consequences for your actions whether they may be good or bad
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Odysseus tests his father to check his loyalty and to know if Laertes truly is his father and not someone else in disguise.
Explanation:
In the book 24 of "The Odyssey" Odysseus goes to Ithaca, to his father's farm. Laertes was the name of Odysseus's father. In this book, Odysseus travels back to the land to meet his father alone.
<u>When Odysseus enters the house of Laertes, his father, he observes that his father had become aged now because of the grief for his son and wife. Laertes was no able to recognize Odysseus because of his old age. </u>
<u>Odysseus test the loyalty of Laertes and to test his true identity did not reveal himself immediately but when his father began crying he revealed his identity.</u>
The town of the biscuits ;)
Reaction to the setting, this is due to the fact this excerpt mentions being homesick, which has to do something with setting.