Question

Suppose Odysseus was a modern general who finally got home after an absence of twenty years. How do you think he would have approached his old home—if he had had to face the problems that exist in Ithaca?

Answer 1

Answer and Explanation:

Odysseus probably would not act so quickly if he were a modern general, returning home today. He would probably spend time planning and understanding what he was experiencing and then acting. It is also likely that he sought help, not from gods, but from people who had some social, political or military power. I do not believe that he would return home in disguise, or that he would kill suitors, but that he would expel them with the help of some local authority.