What is your impression of Telemachus after the first three books of The Odyssey? What does he do in particular that give you a clear idea of the kind of boy he is?
When the Odyssey starts Telemachas is a boy who has grown up without knowing his father because his father the king has been off fighting the Trojan War. Telemachas quickly becomes the kind of boy who can take charge and do what needs to be done. The first time he starts to act more mature is when he tells his weepy mother, Penelope to go to her room if she doesn’t like the music. Then he wisely recognizes that he is getting help from a god or goddess in the form of his father’s old friend. Also, he is the one who welcomes the visitor to his home which shows that he is actually in charge of the household. Then he takes charge of the bad situation with the suitors who are taking advantage of his family’s hospitality and trying to marry his mother in order to take over his father’s kingdom. He calls an assembly and throws them out. Most importantly, on the advice of Athena Telemachas dedicates himself to go out and try to find out what happened to his father.
Telemachus is a boy, grown up without his father, Odysseus, who didn't return from the Trojan war. He just lived with his mother and a bunch of suitors. Telamachus is pretty tough, in trying to protect his mother from the suitors. Even if he doesn't want one of the suitors to marry his mother he is nice to them and welcomes thm at their house. I think he sometimes had to take place for his father, which is why he seems older, than he actually is. But anyway he wants to find his father because he can't completely fill the hole and he wants to help his mother. Telemachus seems very determined to me and so he can easily follow his plans, even if he needs help from the godess Pallas Athena. He knows in general what is going on, and so he tells his mother to lock herself in the room, before he leaves. He also advises the nurses to keep track on the household, which showas that he takes charge for his home and position. In total I think Telemachus is a boy who grew up very fast, which was nessissary, to take charge for his family, while his father is not there.
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