Was Telemachus Justified In The Odyssey

Odysseus’ and Telemachus’ journeys or nostos were both very similar and different. They parallel each other in some ways but they are also completely different at other times. Telemachus starts as a younger, less mature boy, and without the presence of his father during his childhood, he becomes a timid, shy and spineless boy who is greatly pampered by his mother. He has even more to achieve, being the son of a world-famous father, and this is a very difficult reputation to live up to. His journey, and after that the killing of the suitors who took advantage of him really show how his journeys and problems throughout the book mature him from being a shy, timid boy into a mature man. Odysseus’ journey also taught him about many things

In books 21-22 of the Odyssey, Odysseus completes the "arrow-through-the-ax heads" challenge, and reveals himself as King Odysseus as Telemachus and Philotius lock the doors to the palace, preventing the wooers from escaping the oncoming ambush. After the slaughter of the wooers, several of the living people are killed mercilessly by Odysseus and Telemachus. Whether or not these killings were ever the right thing to do was never justified.

After Penelope’s test, Odysseus reveals himself. When he does this he punishes the wooers and those who were associated with them. Yes Odysseus’ actions are justified. Everyone that was punished deserved it, and the punishment was not too severe.

I think that Odysseus' actions were justified because of the actions of the wooers. Without any conformation of him being dead, they first tried to woo his wife. That is very disrespectful and angered Odysseus greatly. Also, the suitors show no respect for his house and belongings. They overtake his house without even thinking about the man of the house, which is disrespectful.

One of many questions asked is is Odysseus was justified in his actions. Many would agree that he was not justified. What Odysseus did to the wooers was not right. Instead of politely asking the wooers to leave he decided to kill all of them. This shows that Odysseus was not justified in his actions.

The suitors deserve punishment because they dishonor Odysseus’ family. Also, they try to push Penelope into marriage, even though she is already married to Odysseus. The suitors abuse the hospitality that is given to them.

In the story the Odyssey Odysseus travels from island to island to try to get back home to see his family . While on his journey, a group of people known as the wooers had brought themselves into his lifestyle and felt the need to vandalize his old lifestyle. Once Odysseus returned to Ithaca he soon realize the wooers had taken over his house and possessions. I believe justice was served because they wanted to take his wife, his food, and his home.

In the novel “Odyssey” a man named Odysseus was in disguise and pretended to be someone else. His home was taken over by a group of people named the wooers. After Odysseus went on a long journey for many years, he finally revealed his identity. He got revenge on the wooers and killed them all as their punishment. Odysseus finally claimed his home back but he lost friends and family on his journey, so he was justified in killing the wooers. Everyone that was involved with the wooers received their punishment and everyone that was killed did deserve it. Killing the wooers seems very harsh but when you consider how long Odysseus was on his journey and during that time how many of his family and his men were killed, Odysseus’ actions seem justifiable.

When Odysseus finally returns he sees what the wooers are doing and murders them all including the maidservants. Odysseus' actions are justified in punishing the wooers beacause they disrespected his home, they stole his belongings and they tried to marry his wife. The wooers disrepected his home by overstaying their welcome. Odysseus was gone for twenty years.

Everyone involved with the wooers were rightfully punished. In Book 20 the wooers did not show hospitality to Odysseus disguised as a beggar even though he was accepted into the home by both Penelope and Telemachus. He returned to find his home in ruins by wooers who had eaten his food, drank his wine, and plotted to kill his son. The suitors continued to taunt and insult him until the battle began, one threw a cow hoof at him.

Telemachus was treated poorly by the wooers. The wooers would tease and make fun of him because the wooers wouldn’t believe him about the god’s wrath. The wooers would always laugh at Telemachus threats. No matter what Telemachus would say or warn, the wooers would laugh in his face. So Penelope, his mother, played a trick on them to make the wooers stop teasing Him. But unfortunately the wooers never stopped teasing and disbelieving.

In The Odyssey, towards the end of the story Odysseus finally reveals his identity to everyone. After doing so he proceeds by punishing and kill all the wooers that were trying to take his wife's hand in marriage. Despite all that Odysseus has gone through, and all the stress that his wife had to deal with was this really the right thing to do? Was this the correct way to serve justice? Odysseus went overboard with how he treated the wooers, it was immoral, unnecessary and a waste of human life.

In The Odyssey, the reader is easily able to distinguish that Odysseus is a hero in the story. He is a god-like figure. Odysseus’s wife, Penelope, is a hero and seen by many readers as such especially females. Both possess characteristics of heroes and they deserve to be considered such but that does not mean that they are the true hero of the story. Their son Telemachus is the true hero in The Odyssey. The reader should be able to identify with him the most and realize everything that has happened in his life and he deals with it with extreme heroism. He handles the situation in his life the way every human being should.

When Odysseus returned home to his wife and son, he took a very brutal approach to rid his home of the suitors who had invaded his household.  This revenge was also taken out upon the servants and maids who had been unfaithful to Penelope and had slept with the suitors.  Some may say this punishment was too harsh, and made Odysseus less than an honorable man.  However, Odysseus’s actions were justifiable.

Telemachus was the son of Odysseus, mighty king of Ithaca and hero of Athena. Telemachus was a mere infant when Odysseus set sail for Troy where he helped to conquer the Trojans and retrieve Menelaus’ wife Helen. Despite emerging victorious from the Trojan war, Odysseus hadn't succeeded in returning home to Ithaca, and so twenty-one years after his departure for Troy, his family and kingdom believed him to be dead. Telemachus had lived his entire life without his father and as the Odyssey begins, although twenty-one years of age, Telemachus seems to be a child and not a powerful young man. Telemachus was first portrayed as a somber young lad who's heart was stricken with grief for the loss of his father. He was daydreaming and keeping to himself