Odyssey Read Through: Books XXI-XXIV

Odyssey Read Through: Books XXI-XXIV

Mr. Hill and Mrs. Burke discuss the Odyssey books 21-24. Could Odysseus' treatment of the suitors have any relation to the way we ought to live? What does Homer have to teach us about family, marriage, and things that last? How does it look to remember (and forget) well?

Odyssey Read Through: Books XVII-XX

Mrs. Burke and Mr. Hill discuss Books Odyssey Books 17-20. What do the moments of testing and revelation show us about our characters? Does Penelope know it's him? Has Telemachus grown up? Has Odysseus matured?

Odyssey Read Through: Books XIII-XVI

Mrs. Burke and Mr. Hill discuss Odyssey Books 13-16. Are we home yet? Is access to the supernatural realm cut off? What's the deal with all the caves? How do Odysseus' interactions begin to change him?

Odyssey Read Through: Books IX-XII

Mrs. Burke and Mr. Hill discuss Books IX-XII of the Odyssey. What makes a civilization? Is the Cyclops episode Odysseus' original sin? What is the real reason Odysseus travels to the underworld?

Odyssey Read Through: Books V-VIII

Mr. Hill and Mrs. Burke discuss books V-VIII of the Odyssey