98 pages 3 hours read

Bernard Evslin

The Adventures of Ulysses

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1969

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Essay Topics

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What does Ulysses do that incurs the wrath of Poseidon? What is the result of the sea god’s anger?

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Ulysses uses five seagoing vessels during his travels, all of which suffer disasters. Describe each ship’s fate and what causes it.

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The men on Ulysses’s first three ships sometimes get greedy, which causes deaths in their ranks. Briefly describe three of these incidents and how they change the course of Ulysses’s travels.