Analysis of Telemachus in the OdysseyIn the Odyssey, Telemachus, son of the great hero Odysseus, grows up in a world of greed and disrespect where suitors take control of his palace and they court his mother, he is one of the most significant characters in the entire epic. His father, Odysseus, leaving the land of Ithaca for 20 years, is the only warrior alive in the Trojan War who did not return home. During Telemachus' expedition in search of news of his father, he goes through a process of maturation from the beginning where he is only the shadow of his father until the end where he becomes more and more like him in terms of initiative, sensitivity and socialization. Although he has entered his teenage years at the beginning of the book, however, growing up without a father still makes him somewhat pathetic and lacking in initiative. As the suitors show uncertainty about Odysseus' return home, he offers no incentive and decides to expel the suitors as he has long lost faith that his father is still alive and will one day return home. As he said to Athena in the first book: “Mother has always told me that I am her son, that's true, but I'm not so sure. Who, alone, has ever truly known who gave him life” and “But now it is useless, he died a miserable death. We have no comfort left... not even if someone, somewhere, says they're coming home. The day of his return will never dawn." (Homer 1.194 & 1.249) He does nothing but cry over his misfortune instead of standing up against them as a master in the house and protecting his fortune while they amuse themselves in the palace wasting his property . Not like his father, one of the leaders of the Trojan War, who is not only skilled in making decisions and giving orders to soldiers but also...... middle of paper ......aside from the ability oral, his maturation of socialization develops further later. They meet in the swineherd's house, a funny thing happens, they both demonstrate great kindness and humility. Although at that time Odysseus is simply a beggar, Telemachus, as a prince of Ithaca, refuses to take the place offered by the beggar, which, in turn, demonstrates his aptitude for socializing with other people regardless of their identity (“Odysseus' Relationship with Telemachus in Homer's Odyssey”). above, although he never fully equals Ulysses in either wisdom or courage, we cannot deny their high similarity in initiative, sensitivity and socialization. Influenced by his father by not only hearing the great deeds spread by people but also fighting with him for revenge, he follows in his father's footsteps and comes to maturity..