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Telemachus is stuck because his father is both absent and legendary: he cannot inherit Odysseus' property or reputation, cannot master his house, and watches the suitors consume his wealth.
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Telemachus
Telemachus is stuck because his father is both absent and legendary: he cannot inherit Odysseus' property or reputation, cannot master his house, and watches the suitors consume his wealth.
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The Odyssey withholds Odysseus for many books, beginning instead with Telemachus' search for his father, and then reveals Odysseus as changed and broken.
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Odysseus' absence traps the whole family in depression: Penelope cannot move on, Telemachus cannot inherit, and Odysseus cannot return.
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"In her heart, she feels that he's still alive, but in her head, she cannot justify it. She cannot explain it. It's just a..."
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"And he wants to prove he's better than his father. He wants to become a hero himself, but he's being burdened by the legacy..."
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"Yeah. All right. All right. So, but that's the Iliad. Okay? And again, what will happen is that Odysseus - Odysseus will win this..."
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"And so what happens is Odysseus is traumatized by what he sees. Okay? And this is what we call PTSD, right? Post Traumatic Stress..."
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"Right? She's waiting for her husband to return. But, all the signs are that he's dead. She's been courted by a hundred suitors, and..."
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"...with his Wade brazen headshot free my son Odysseus looked at telemachus and said your guest sitting here in your house has not disgraced..."
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"...with his wife, Penelope. And they just had a newborn son, Telemachus. Okay? And the prophecy is if you go to Troy, you'll be..."
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