Religions Tend To Disappear With Man's Good

The Odyssey Is The Story Of Americans Up To The Point Where They Are Well-established, And Even So It Is Detached From The Historical Side.

Fiction Has Consisted Either Of Placing Imaginary Characters In A True Story, Which Is The Iliad, Or Of Presenting The Story Of An Individual As Having A General Historical Value, Which Is The Odyssey.

Religions Tend To Disappear With Man's Good Fortune.

When Ulysses Hears His Own Story Sung By An Epic Poet And Then He Reveals His Identity And The Poet Wants To Continue Singing, Ulysses Isn't Interested Any Longer. That's Very Astonishing.

It Is The Creator Of Fiction's Point Of View; It Is The Character Who Interests Him. Sometimes He Wants To Convince The Reader That The Story He Is Telling Is As Interesting As Universal History.