Greek Epics XXXVI: Odyssey Book 11, or Who Ya Gonna Call?

Odysseus talks to a lot of ghosts, no busting required.

Also, I used to have this comic strip pinned to my bulletin board back when I had a real office with a bulletin board. It still makes me giggle. ‘Cause I’m that kind of nerd.

Discussion Prompts

1. AP Credit: Liminality. And… go!
2. How do you think Book 11 might have been different if written by a woman? Why?
3. Which meeting is your favorite in this book? Alternatively, which ghost do you wish Odysseus had spoken to? Why?
4. How do you feel about Odysseus now? Good? Bad? Indifferent?
5. What do you think is going to happen next? No spoilers if you’ve already read!
6. AP Credit: Discuss how Odysseus’s audience may color how he is telling the story of what happened to him between Troy and Phaiakia.