The idea of the lotus fruit can be related to the human desire to achieve a feeling of euphoria that can be associated with drugs. Drugs can cloud the mind and lead to addiction so viewing the lotus fruit as a drug and the men as addicts helps demonstrate to the reader the status of the leadership role that Odysseus must play. Another obstacle of temptation in the Odyssey happens when Odysseus lands on the island of Ogygia, where Odysseus meets the nymph Calypso. Calypso falls madly in love with Odysseus and forces him to stay on the island as her husband and hostage. Odysseus humors Calypso at first but eventually wishes to continue his journey home and see his family. Odysseus demonstrates his ability to overcome the dangers of temptation with his never-ending desire to return home. In book 9 Odysseus states, “yes Calypso, the beautiful goddess, kept me yearning to posses me… but could not persuade me or touch my heart. Nothing is sweeter than your own country”. (Odyssey Pg. 126) This statement demonstrates to the reader that during Odysseus’s stays on Calypsos Island he never fully accepted the situation and although
The idea of the lotus fruit can be related to the human desire to achieve a feeling of euphoria that can be associated with drugs. Drugs can cloud the mind and lead to addiction so viewing the lotus fruit as a drug and the men as addicts helps demonstrate to the reader the status of the leadership role that Odysseus must play. Another obstacle of temptation in the Odyssey happens when Odysseus lands on the island of Ogygia, where Odysseus meets the nymph Calypso. Calypso falls madly in love with Odysseus and forces him to stay on the island as her husband and hostage. Odysseus humors Calypso at first but eventually wishes to continue his journey home and see his family. Odysseus demonstrates his ability to overcome the dangers of temptation with his never-ending desire to return home. In book 9 Odysseus states, “yes Calypso, the beautiful goddess, kept me yearning to posses me… but could not persuade me or touch my heart. Nothing is sweeter than your own country”. (Odyssey Pg. 126) This statement demonstrates to the reader that during Odysseus’s stays on Calypsos Island he never fully accepted the situation and although