Odyssey gains true strength in purity and likewise improves into becoming a great war hero. 2) Iron's tenacious resistance is equal to its potential to act as an agent of destruction; Odysseus prepares for a battle upon his return home and destroys the traitors in his home. Thesis: In the Odyssey, Odysseus displays many characteristics similar to those of iron, a powerful and dangerous material. Question 4 "Development of thesis A": P1: Rama believes that an individual should not worry about the problems he encounters because he has no control over them. Throughout the epic, Rama believes that he has a purpose to achieve and that he has no control over the problems he encounters. In the first text he talks about how he knows he encountered a problem but it's not his fault because it had to happen. P2: Rama believes that he, like many others, has a duty to follow. Similarly, in the second text, he is convinced that he has a duty to follow and that duty is not to be king because this is Bharatha's duty.P3: Our purposes are specific to