Character Sketch of Odysseus Often in literature, the audience becomes familiar with the main character as this character grows and experiences the story. In the epic novel The Odyssey by Homer, the audience becomes familiar with the main character Odysseus in such a way that one can create a detailed character sketch of Odysseus. Odysseus is an extraordinary character. His amiable qualities of physical strength, mental power and wit, as well as his less admirable …showed first 75 words of 1231 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1231 total…man learns that his bragging can bring people and gods against him. Throughout the epic novel The Odyssey by Homer, a detailed character sketch of Odysseus was created. Odysseus is an extraordinary character with amiable qualities of physical strength, mental power, and wit. Although his less admirable characteristic of arrogance set him back, he learns from his mistakes and molds himself into a true hero, appreciative of the goal he worked so hard to achieve.