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Odysseus' method of persuasion: broadening Achilles' mental world beyond immediate grievance into shared need, remembered duty, and future glory.
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expanding imagination
Odysseus' method of persuasion: broadening Achilles' mental world beyond immediate grievance into shared need, remembered duty, and future glory.
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"...does he do that? What he does is he expands the imagination of Achilles. Alright? That's why the speech is so long. Because he's..."
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"...Right? That's what Odysseus is doing. He's trying to expand Achilles' imagination. And once you enter this world that Odysseus has created, then you..."
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