Surname1 Student’s Name Professor’s Name Course Date Odyssey book 10 Home gives an individual peace of mind when they recall the past activities that took place and this enables one to show hospitality to others. From The Odyssey, Odysseus is encouraged to return home and restore all that had been destroyed or violated, for instance, “But if you hear that he is dead, no longer with the living you shall at once return to your own native land, and pile his mound and pay the funeral rites…” (1. 289-320). Based on the quote, Odysseus was expected to return and ensure that all the rites are undertaken to ensure that the dead are given a proper send-off. Furthermore, it was a child’s responsibility to take care of their parents and ensure that the wishes of the departed are honored in the community. A child is also expected to undertake vengeance against those who kill their relatives or allies as this would bring peace and enable them become stable in heart, for instance, “Moreover, after you have ended this and finished all, within your mind and heart consider next how you may slay the suitors in your halls, whether by stratagem or open force” (1. 289-320). Surname2 An individual was also expected to be brave and abandon what they used to do in the past and follow the new ways of ensuring that all the wrongdoers receive punishment based on their offenses, for instance, “You must not hold to childish/ ways because you are no longer now the child you/were” (1.280-320). Based on the quote, an individual ought to interact with others as this creates a platform whereby a person learns new things on how to handle issues that arise in society. Times are changing and so as the individuals as this is aimed at looking at various aspects of the society from different perspectives. Leadership is valued in the book since people aspire to become kings due to the privileges enjoyed. Furthermore, an individual can be a leader in a family and show hospitality to the less fortunate. Slaves ought to be handled and treated like the other people, for instance, “Why, it is no bad thing to be a king! Soon the house of a king grows rich and he himself is honored more …But I myself will be the lord of our own house and of the slaves which royal Odysseus won for me” (1. 386-417). People in different leadership positions are treated with respect and this, in turn, tends to convince individuals to aspire to lead regardless of the positions. Based on the quote, division occurs in the society whereby the rich are associated with the king and the poor which mainly comprises the slaves are abandoned. An individual representing the poor show's hospitality and this is a fulfillment of the theme xenia. One is concerned about the welfare of the individuals irrespective of their position in the society and this aims at ensuring that every individual is treated as expected and no discrimination is witnessed. Surname3 Work cited Homer, and George Herbert PALMER. The Odyssey of Homer. Translated by G.H. Palmer. Boston and New York, 1891, https://books.google.co.ke/books/about/The_Odyssey_of_Homer.html?id=YUsLAQAAI AAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=kp_read_button&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false .
