Sound Track assignment: Odysseus and Bohemian Rhapsody

Odysseus's character draws my interest because of what consequences his actions cause. For example, the bragging of his name to the Cyclopes resulted in his crew's death, but not his own. The whole book is about his return and its a big deal because of what a "great man" he proved himself to be in the Trojan war. However, personally, I don't really think he is all that great of a man because when you are first introduced to him, his values don't seem to be all that great, like his cheating on his wife with Calypso. That action and the fact that he doesn't seem to regret killing his crew (he cries out of self pity and homesickness, but not because of what problems his actions have caused), make him stand out to me compared to other characters. The reason why I picked this song is because it is about a man who is in a situation strikingly like Odysseus's. The lyric section: "But I’m just a poor boy and nobody loves me-He’s just a poor boy from a poor family-Spare him his life from this monstrosity-Easy come easy go-,will you let me go-Bismillah! no-,we will not let you go-let him go-Bismillah! we will not let you go-let him goBismillah! we will not let you go-let me go Will not let you go-let me goWill not let you go let me goNo,no,no,no,no,no,no-Mama mia,mama mia,mama mia let me go-Beelzebub has a devil put aside for me, for me, for me-" "I'm just a poor boy and nobody loves me" is like Odysseus despairing about his current predicament, and the person saying "we will not let you go" is like Poseidon refusing to relent in his anger at Odysseus, and the mother mentioned "mama mia, mama mia, mama mia let me go" is like Athena trying to quell Poseidon's wrath.