Point of View Guide: Book 9 of The
Odyssey
Read The Odyssey, Book 9: In the One-Eyed
Giant’s Cave from lines 1-262. Then answer the following questions. Keep
in mind that these questions ask you to consider what you’ve read from
different points of view.
Point of View:
Odysseus
Work to answer the following questions from the point
of view of Odysseus. Consider your opinions about Odysseus as a character
and why he does what he does. What would his character have to say in
response to these questions? Compose your answer in the 1st
person point of view, as though Odysseus himself were responding. Also use
complete sentences and beware of comma splice!
1)
Odysseus, why did you go into the cave with your men and help
yourselves to the inhabitant’s food?
2)
You say your main concern is to get home to the land you love. Why
then do you seem to spend so much time exploring and meeting new people?
Point of View: Crew
Member under Odysseus’ Command
Work to answer the following questions from the point
of view of Odysseus’ crew members. What would his character have to say in
response to these questions? Compose your answer in the 1st
person point of view, as though the crew member himself were responding.
Also use complete sentences and beware of comma splice!
3)
Do you think Odysseus is a good leader? Why or why not?
4)
What were you thinking or feeling when you entered the cave and why?
(over)
Finish reading The Odyssey, Book 9: In the
One-Eyed Giant’s Cave. Then answer the following questions in small groups
in class. Keep in mind that these questions ask you to consider what you’ve
read from different points of view.
Point of View:
Polyphemus
In your group, work to answer the following questions
from the point of view of Polyphemus. What would his character have to say
in response to these questions? The writer in your group should compose
your group's answer in the 1st person point of view, as though
Polyphemus himself were responding. Also use complete sentences and beware
of comma splice!
5)
How did you feel when you realized that there were strangers in your
cave?
6)
What was your opinion of Odysseus when you first talked with him?
Write two questions you would ask Polyphemus about his
experience with Odysseus. Then answer them from Polyphemus’ point of view.
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