Graphic Novel
True or False: there are no thought balloons in the graphic novel but only captions and dialogue balloons.
True
Calypso is upset with Hermes for telling her that she must let Odysseus return to Ithaca.
Person vs. Person
Who is Agamemnon and what does he tell Odysseus to do?
A King who's wife and her lover killed him. He tells Odysseus to go home in disguise in case his wife betrays him.
"Sing to me, O Muse, of that man of many troubles, Odysseus..." is an example of what?
Invocation of Muse
True or False: The whole story takes place in Ithaca.
False
True
List the 4 types of conflict.
1. Person vs. Person
2. Person vs. Self
3. Person vs. Society
4. Person vs. Environment
Poseidon is the God of what and who does he prevent from going home?
At the end of the novel, Athena stops the Ithacans from fighting and produces the best example of what?
Divine Justice
Penelope says she will marry the suitors after what?
(Page 201) This is an example of what element of a graphic novel.
Bleed
What are the multiple types of conflict present in this scenario?
Poseidon is upset with Odysseus, so he prevents Odysseus from returning home safely to Ithaca.
Person vs. Person
Person vs. Environment
Who is Penelope relate to?
Odysseus = husband
Telemachus = son
*Extra: Laertes = Father-in-law
In Media Res means __ ____ ______ __ _____.
In the middle of things
The Land of the Dead.
His mother.
What are the two graphic novel terms used on page 246?
Sound Effects & Motion Lines
Give an example for Person vs. Society.
Odysseus/Telemachus vs. Suitors
Calypso/Poseidon vs. the gods
To find out what happened to his father, Odysseus.
King Nestor, King Menelaus
What are some things you might do because of Xenia? Give an example from the book.
Give someone food, drink, place to stay, and bath.
Odysseus when he stayed with King Alcinoos.
Who helps Odysseus when he returns to Ithaca, despite thinking he's a beggar? How does Odysseus reveal himself to the suitors?
Eumaeus.
Shooting a bow through 12 axheads in Penelope's contest.
How does the illustrator use art to convey plot development on page 78?
He draws Athena outlined in blue, so the reader knows she is the little girl with the vase directing Odysseus to King Alcinoos.
Give a detailed example of a Person vs. Self conflict.
Odysseus disguising himself from Telemachus, Penelope, and suitors.
Calypso having to let Odysseus leave her island even though she is in love with him.
Telemachus finding the strength and confidence to stand up to the suitors.
Athena helps Telemachus by disguising herself as which three people? She does the same for Odysseus by disguising herself as...
Mentes, Mentor, and Telemachus.
A girl with a vase.
What is an example of how Odysseus displays the greek characteristic of metis?
He helps his men escape Polyphemus by saying his name is "Nobody" and having them hide under the sheep.
He doesn't tell Athena who he is when he arrives to Ithaca, so she trusts that she can disguise him.
He trusts Hermes when he gives Odysseus advice about Circe.
On Odysseus's journey, name the four monsters he faces and the one thing he is told not to do.
1. Polyphemus
2. Sirens
3. Charybdis
4. Scylla
He is told not to eat Helios's cattle.