The Odyssey and Their Eyes were Watching God

When I was rough halfway through interlingual rendition Their Eyes Were Watching God, by Zora Neale Hurston, I recognized the story. I had read it before, in mavin form or a nonher, umteen times. Hurstons novel much corresponding a wonderful alteration of Homers Odyssey. Like Ulysses in the Odyssey, Janie in Their Eyes Were Watching God, is displace on an odyssey of her own. Ulysses had just fetch of age. He is a albumen part, and he is rich. He is thoroughly armed and has an army at his command. He is a newlywed, and his lovemaqueen wife has just attached him a fine son. He has just become king of Ithaca. He will not even pee to botheration about his ability to master over his new farming; because, his parents have not died. They have retired and are available to spell advice. \nBefore Ulysses can bask his newly inherited world, in which he rules, the leading Greek King sends him off to war. He does well in his constitute to battle. He defeats the city of Troy. As well as he does, he becomes overconfident and commits an solve of vow when he refuses to get it on the assistance he receives from the gods. On their way house they sinned against Minerva, who raise both wind and waves against them, so that all his brave companions perished, and he alone was carried hither by wind and tide, Calypso explains in book V of the Odyssey. His blasphemy happens early in the story, and for numerous years his life becomes difficult. \nHe first follows the orders of his King, to conquer Troy, the nemesis to all of the Greek community. after(prenominal) conquering the threat of Troy, he comes upon the Cyclops: a man of limited vision who rules his home as an iron willed master. He leaves the Cyclops, who would keep him for the rest of his life, and comes upon Circe. He endures Circe as long as he has to, and when he leaves her he must go into hellhole land of dread Proserpine to deliberate the ghost of the blind Theban prophet Teiresias. (Homer bo ok X). In Hades he offers a sacrifice to the spirits of the dead, where...