Themes+and+Values14

// Themes //

// Loyalty: Eumaios remains faithful to Odysseus even after he has been gone from Ithaca for 20 years. He does his job even if there is no one telling him what to do. //

// Hospitality: When Odysseus shows up at Eumaios’ house he is disguised as a beggar. Eumaios provides plenty of food and he kills his best pig to serve the beggar. //

// Adventure: Throughout the book Odysseus has told us about his adventures but in Book XIV (14) he tells Eumaios a story that is different from his own. Both of the stories are based on adventure. // // Values // // Honesty: In Book XIV (14) honesty is valued greatly. Eumaios asks Odysseus to please not lie about his master being alive. He asks him to not spin tales so he can get some new clothes, food, and a place to rest. //

// Comradeship: In the stories that Odysseus makes up to fool Eumaios into believing his fake identity, the value of comradeship comes up many times. One example is when he is telling the story about the Trojan war and how he (the man from Crete) needed a coat so Odysseus tricked another man into leaving it behind. //