Final+Product-Penelope

= **I. Summary** =


 * In this part of the story is when Odysseus arrives to Ithaca. He returns to find his house invaded by suitors fitting to marry Penelope. Athena turns him into an old man after he meets his son. As he enters his home he sees that the suitors were trashing his home. The men make Penelope choose between one of them. She gives them the task of stringing Odysseus's bow and shooting a bow clean through twelve axehandel sockets. All of the suitors failed and gave up. Then as they had all fail Odysseus still disguised as an old man tries and succedes at stringing the bow. He was able to shoot the arrow through all twelve holes. The Suitors ask him who he is and at that point he turns into himself again at that point he takes revenge by killing all or most of the suitors. After that his wife gives him the second challenge. The second challenge consists of him telling her the secret that only the two of them know and the sign. The secret is that the bed is part of the tree in which they built their world around.**


 * [|Penelope's Challenge and Athena's Intervention]**


 * II.Analysis**


 * In this part of the journey, all the suitors are after Odysseus's kingdom and Penelope. Odysseus disguised as an old man and completes all the challenges that the suitors are faced and Odysseus kills all the men after defeating them. By doing this, he proves that he has all the skills to lead a kingdom and the skills to father a family. He also proves he is superior and has the will to do what needs to be done. Athena helps bring peace and prosperity by saying that he cannot be harmed by the suitor’s families and friends for killing them. This is important because it insures prosperity to the whole kingdom.**


 * III.Hero's Journey Step:**


 * This step is the final step in the heroes’ journey. This step leads to freedom because of the fear of death. Which in turn it becomes the freedom to live. It is also referred to as living the moment. It is when the hero doesn’t anticipate the future and does not regret the past. The events fit in because now after winning the princess he can rule Ithaca without worrying about getting attacked by the families of the suitors. Freedom to live is also the freedom to reproduce and keep the kingdom running and successfuly.**