Question

homers epic greek poem the odyssey is about a great warrior, odysseus (ulysses, in latin), who tries to return home after the trojan war. the gods make his journey long and difficult, causing him to travel widely, having many adventures. meanwhile, his wife penelope must deal with suitors who, thinking her husband is dead, have invaded her home. in james joyces novel ulysses, two characters, stephen and bloom, go about their daily business in the city of dublin. stephens home is occupied by roommates who appear to be taking over his apartment. blooms home is periodically invaded by a man who pursues his wife, molly. which statement best explains how the modern story transforms the ideas of the original myth? a. unlike homers odysseus, joyce shows that one can never truly return home from a war, either because one has personally changed or ones home has changed. b. joyce expresses his opinion that the journey of odysseus is minor compared to the ordinary pursuits of a modern person. c. joyce makes the idea of an invaded home more personal for readers by writing about two ordinary people in a modern city rather than about a mythical greek warrior. d. joyce emphasizes the suffering of his penelope - inspired character to make his story more tragic than the original myth.

Explanation:

In Homer's The Odyssey, the home - invasion is a mythological event with suitors invading Penelope's home. In Joyce's Ulysses, the home - invasion is a more personal and relatable situation with Bloom's home being invaded by a man pursuing his wife and Stephen's home occupied by roommates. Joyce makes the concept more accessible by using ordinary modern characters.

Answer:

C. Joyce makes the idea of an invaded home more personal for readers by writing about two ordinary people in a modern city rather than about a mythical Greek warrior.