the odyssey

The Odyssey is a long book about the adventure of Odysseus and his men that have been trying to get home for 20 years. This book is about how you actions should be well thought out exacuted carefully and with good intenshons.           In book 12 Odysseus says "Si u warned my headstront men coplied, but for 1 month the wind blew nonstop as long as ou tfood and ruddy win held out the crew eager to save their lives kept there hand off the herd but when supplies aboard had all run dry they turned to hunting." pg281 lines 349 to 355 The wise Odysseus who had told them and thought it threw told his men not to eat the cattel of the sun however they were not smart enough  and gave into there selfish desiers and died. If these men had listened to there wise leader and left the cattel alone they would have lived, but thats why the book is writen to teach us to listen and think our problems all the way threw.            In book 19 Odysseus decidedes to chek the loyalty of his people. "Get a grip on yourself. No more questions now. Its just the way of the gods who rule Olympus. Off you go to bed. I'll stay here behind to test the women, and test your mother too." pg391 lines 45-49 He has been very careful and though through all his options he has discovered, that if he returns and the people are not loyal he will be killed so before he reveals himself he checks. This is a smart and important thing Odysseus does that teaches us to think threw situtations before u act on them.          In book 21 the suitors think that the old begger is nothing and worthless but in reality he is Odysseus. " Odysseus stung his mighty bow, quickly his fight hand plucked the string to  test its pitch and under his tough it sang out clear and sharp as a swallow's cry. Horror swept throught the suitors, faces blanching white, and Zeuz cracked the sky with a bolt his blazing sign the great man who had borne so much rjoiced at last that the son of cunning Cronus flun the omen down from him. He snachted a winged arrow lying bare on the board the rest still brisled deep inside the quiver.' 437 lines 452-471. The suitors did not think threw the situation they just judged the begger for the way he looked, but it costed him the begger was the mighty Odysesus and the men payed the price he shot the bow threw the axes and won the contest. This really teaches us to take a second thought and do not just judge witch is a valubale lesson to learn.