The document compares the journeys of Odysseus and Gerald. Both leave peaceful homes to embark on challenging journeys, facing obstacles along the way. They each have a final, physical battle where they emerge victorious. Through their experiences away from home, they learn humility and other traits that allow them to restore peace upon their return.

2. Background Check:
Odysseus
 King of Ithaca
 Husband to Penelope
 Father of Telemachus
 Really old
 Has a lot of pride
 Call- Battle of Troy

3. Background Check: Gerald
 From the book Forged by fire
 Lives with his Aunt Queen
 Fairly young
 Plays basketball
 Call- had to move back in with Monique

4. Thesis
The Journeys between Odysseus and
Gerald have a lot in common, including
their homes, their final battle and their
return. They both work to restore peace
in their home.

5. The Journeys

6. Home Sweet Home
 Very peaceful
 At ease
 Odysseus loved by
people of Ithaca
 Gerald loved by Aunt
Queen

7. Challenges
Odysseus
 His journey home
○ Cyclops
○ Aeolos
○ Circe
○ Charybolis and Scylla

8. Challenges
 Gerald
 Monique’s house
○ Her drug addiction
○ Her terrible husband
○ Loss of Rob Washington
○ Angle’s harassment

9. Final Battles
Gerald Odysseus
In the
In his home
apartment
Physical fight Physical fight
between with the
Jordan suitors
Gerald is the Odysseus is
victor the victor

10. Transformation
 Odysseus
Arrogant
He had a lot of
pride
Humble
He was
disguised as a
beggar

11. Transformation
 Gerald
Boy
Returning to
Monique’s
house Man
Learning to
care for himself
and Angel

12. Elixir
 Odysseus  Gerald
 Restoring peace  Restoring peace
○ Came after final ○ Came after final
battle battle
 Odysseus learned to  Gerald learned that
be humble to defeat hating his mother
suitors would only make
 Reunited with things worse for
Penelope himself and his sister
 He forgave his
mother and started a
new relationship

13. Let’s Put It All Together
 Called to leave peaceful homes
 Had a lot of challenges and obstacles
 Really big final battle
 Learn valuable traits to return with
 Restoration of peace

14. Sources
 draper, sharon. forged by fire. new
york, new york: simon and schuster
children's publishing division, 1997.
 http://library.thinkquest.org/19300/data/
Odyssey/virtodyssey1.htm
 http://mythweb.com/heroes/heroes.html

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