Oddessey
There are many essential emotions that form the building blocks of our lives. These emotions help to shape us to become the people we are today. Some feelings are necessary to keep us happy. Nothing makes these feelings more evident than the Odyssey by Homer. Throughout this book there is one major emotional theme which is love. Odysseus encounters many types of love in the odyssey with his wife Penelope, his son Telemachos, and his father Laertes. Often times in life people search for a companion or someone to share their love and life with. Odysseus and Penelope's lasting relationship is an obvious representation of love in the Odyssey. Although Odysseus is gone for twenty years he never forgets his faithful wife in Ithaca. This love almost seems to help him persevere and overcome all of the hardships he goes through on his journey. Penelope also shows this same kind of love for Odysseus. At home in Ithaca, she stays loyal to Odysseus by unraveling his shroud and delaying her marriage to the suitors that are trying to marry her.