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"O Father, all my life your fame
as a fighting man has echoed in my ears —
your skill with weapons and the tricks of war —
but what you speak of is a staggering thing,
beyond imagining, for me. How can two men
do battle with a houseful in their prime?"
—The Odyssey,
Homer
Based on the two passages, how has Telemachus changed since he first met up with Odysseus?
He has become less trusting.
He has become more confident.
He has become more afraid.
He has become less interested.
"O Father, all my life your fame
as a fighting man has echoed in my ears —
your skill with weapons and the tricks of war —
but what you speak of is a staggering thing,
beyond imagining, for me. How can two men
do battle with a houseful in their prime?"
—The Odyssey,
Homer
Based on the two passages, how has Telemachus changed since he first met up with Odysseus?
He has become less trusting.
He has become more confident.
He has become more afraid.
He has become less interested.
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He has become more confident.
He speaks openly to Odysseus as "Father," acknowledges his father's fighting reputation, and engages in planning/arguing about fighting the suitors — showing growth from the uncertain, passive youth he was when they first met.
He speaks openly to Odysseus as "Father," acknowledges his father's fighting reputation, and engages in planning/arguing about fighting the suitors — showing growth from the uncertain, passive youth he was when they first met.
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