Weekly ELA Blog Post #11

In this weekly blog post, I'm going to compare the hospitality Telemachus received in his travels to the hospitality Odysseus received from the Phaeacians. One way the hospitality they recieved is similar is that they were both told stories about the Trojan War. However, Telemachus heard the stories through simple spoken word, while Odysseus heard them in song from a bard. Another big difference is that Oddyseus arrived alone and in poor condition, so he was cleaned up, while Telemachus didn't have to be because he arrived on a boat with a crew. Another way they were similar is that they were both invited to big feasts. Finally, one last difference is the entertainment Odysseus recieved. He got to watch the Phaeacians play sports and dance, in order to give him good things to tell people back at home. Plus, he was challenged to sports by a Phaeacian. All in all, both father and son were treated very well by their hosts, and recieved great hospitality.