In Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey epics, many themes are prevalent throughout. The one that I found most powerful is the thinking that through invisibility excessive pride can be converted to humility. This means that people have to remove themselves from their normal person to see or accomplish things they wouldn’t otherwise. In the Odyssey, Odysseus becomes invisible in order to escape the Cyclops. After blinding him, Odysseus and his men hide underneath the …showed first 75 words of 355 total…

…showed last 75 words of 355 total…you in order to see deeper into a situation. In an instance of anger, or some other emotion, reactions can be more exaggerated than they would normally be. Removing your feelings and putting yourself in a different position allows you to gain another point of view. This theory is similar to what today we would call walking in someone else’s shoes. By making yourself invisible, can you then disregard pride and become totally humble.