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How do Books 1 – 4 of the Odyssey prepare us for the introduction of the hero Odysseus in Book 5?
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How do Books 1 - 4 of the Odyssey prepare us for the introduction of the hero Odysseus in Book 5? Odysseus is mentioned once, and very vaguely between the first four books of the Odyssey. Instead the first four books almost act as a prologue or an introduction to They Odyssey. They are preparing us for the introduction of the main character, Odysseus. The first four books instead give us an insight to some of the characters and what they think about the main character, Odysseus. We get lots of information about Odysseus from the first four books that, in many ways help build up a picture of what he is like and what we can possibly expect from him in the rest of the book. The first four books is also known as 'The Telemachy.' It begins in the year of Odysseus' return. We go on to understand that...
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