Telemakhos In Homer's Odyssey

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In The Odyssey by Homer, Telemakhos is a naturally caring person, but his emotions get the best of him at inappropriate times, ultimately preventing him from maturing into a man. While at the assembly, Telemakhos recounts his woes about the suitors, but his emotions get out of hand when “in hot anger he now threw the staff to the ground, his eyes grown bright with tears” (II.87). Telemakhos tries to be a good person, but he can be temperamental, making him an emotional, weak child who does not know how to take charge of his own house. The suitors have pillaged through his food, so, Telemakhos, sick and tired of their righteous attitudes, says, “I beg Zeus you shall get what you deserve: a slaughter here, and nothing paid for it!” (I.429). While