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=Themes, Motifs, & Symbols=

=Themes:=

__Separation From Home and Homecoming (the journey home)__ - //In __The Odyssey__, Odysseus's journey home was made more difficult than it was due to many hardships and problems along the way.//
==__Cunning over Strength__ - //Though our main character, Odysseus, is not physically strong, his clever plans and wit allow him to beat his opponents who have nothing but their brawn to back them up.//==

__Pitfalls of Temptation__ - //Throughout __The Odyssey__, Odysseus is tempted by different seductresses, but he never gives in to the temptations before him, making him a reliable hero.//
==__Hospitality__ - //In the time of __The Odyssey__, people were more hospitable because it was the way they were raised. Protagonists and Antagonists were shown through hospitality. Protagonists were open and welcoming to travelers such as Odysseus and antagonists paid no attention to them.//==

==__Exile__ - //Odysseus's exile from several places is a symbol for some of the various hardships he faced in his journey home. They propel him forward on his journey, keeping him from staying in one place for long.//==

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