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The Odyssey by Homer - The Ramayana by Valmiki - Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
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Over the past few months we have read three stories, with each story based on a separate hero. The first story that we read was The Odyssey by Homer, the hero in this story was Odysseus . The second story was The Ramayana by Valmiki and the main character was Rama. The last story we read was Things Fall Apart which was written by Chinua Achebe and the tragic hero was Okonkwo. They each came from a very different society and had very different life styles. This made each story a different and unique way of telling a heroic story. The characterization of Odysseus, Rama, and Okonkwo proves that these three heroes share a number of similarities, but are also made distinct by the influences of their respective cultures. In the first story the Odyssey, Odysseus is characterized as a clever, brave, and proud hero whose actions, lifestyle, and mind set...
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