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Classical Civilisations Essay: Telemachus Why does Homer decide to send Telemachus on his travels in books 1-4 of 'The Odyssey'? What does he need to learn? What help is he given? What does he actually find out about his father? Do you think Homer is presenting Telemachus as a sympathetic character? The first four books of the Odyssey are sometimes known as 'Telemachy'. It is a self-contained section that could in fact be easily removed, allowing the story to begin with Odysseus without damaging the plot. They deal with Telemachus' struggle and coming of age through his travels and quest. Telemachus is sent on his travels because although he has grown to adulthood, when Athene first visits him in book one, he is somewhat pathetic, lonely and very much a young boy and is not strong enough to remove the suitors from his father's palace: "Sitting disconsolate among the Suitors, imagining how his...

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