Jiang's reading that Odysseus' outward wish for home conflicts with his revealed commitment to the war.
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Jiang's reading that Odysseus' outward wish for home conflicts with his revealed commitment to the war.
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The Iliad passage shows Odysseus not boarding the ships even though the army is leaving, which Jiang reads as evidence that Odysseus is not simply eager to return home.
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"So, um, so everyone's trying to go home and you would think that Odysseus would be the first person to get on a ship..."
"The bright -eyed goddess Pallas lost no time. Down she flashed from the peaks of Mount Olympus, quickly reached the ships and found Odysseus..."
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