The Odessey

Title: The Odessey
Category: Literature / Novels | Words: 868 | Pages: 3.7 (approximately 235 words/page)

The Odessey

As George Lois once said, “Creativity can solve almost any problem. The creative act, the defeat of habit by originality, overcomes everything.” In this citation Lois strives to explain the use of novelty and ingenuity when attempting to triumph over adversity. In much of literature, many characters seem to utilize this power of intelligence or cunning rather than their physical strength to out wit there adversary. This recurring theme of mind over muscle is exemplified …showed first 75 words of 868 total…

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…showed last 75 words of 868 total…song, Odysseus gets to hear an earful because he cunningly asks his crew to tie him to the boat. Scylla and Charybdis are unable to be beaten, but Odysseus minimizes his losses through swift and clever decision making. This theme of mind over muscle seems not only to be a unique characteristic trait of Homer’s Odysseus, but rather a lesson asking for all who read this epic to not underestimate the power of wit.

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