The appropriate response is Bravery and Perseverance. As Homer's celebrated ballad, Odysseus is pretty much always performing demonstrations of valor and fortitude. In any case, there are a couple of outstanding cases of Odysseus' fortitude that merit harping on. The Cyclops scene, for example, is maybe extraordinary compared to other cases of Odysseus' unbelievable strength.
Maybe Alec feels like he is in the shadow of his "well behaved brother"
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