The Odyssey

One part of the odyssey that has stuck out a lot to me is the strong female character that Penelope plays. She shows that she is able to handle herself while her husband is gone. This is shown when Penelope tells the suitors that when she is done knitting she will chose one of the suitors to become her husband. Then later you find out every night she was undoing the progress of what she was making to stall having to chose a suitor. I was over all very impressed by the way Homer portrayed Penelope and the way she carried herself throughout all the struggles her life threw a her. Some people would say Penelope showed weakness when she was crying or how she was sad during the book. However, I found it powerful how she was so sad and going through so much and was still able to push through and not give in to the suitors or act rude towards anyone.