English 230: Great Narrative Works

Dear All,

Your Beowulf Microtheme is due on Tuesday, October 6th. You must turn in a hard-copy of the assignment AND submit it online under the appropriate blog entry.

Here are the guidelines for Microthemes as listed in our syllabus:

Dear All,

Here are the prompts for your first Microtheme, which is on The Odyssey.

• Odysseus is/is not a hero on a hero's journey.
• Does Odysseus suffer from hubris?
• The Odyssey is/is not a great narrative work.
• "X" is a significant theme in The Odyssey.
• "X" is a significant character in The Odyssey.
• The Odyssey is a literary work of art
• The Odyssey is a text in which we experience the human condition