Through modern culture, most people are familiar with the entire plot of the Odyssey. Odysseus leaves Troy and embarks on an epic journey full of adventure and fantasy. However, most readers do not know that there are actually two journeys taking place simultaneously in Homer's epic. Telemachus' journey is very different from that of his father Odysseus. While it may not be as full of adrenaline and adventure as his father's journey, Telemachus' quest is definitely one that should be noted. It is the story of his coming of age. Telemachus matures considerably into a more capable young man. However, it is questionable whether he will become the man his father is. When the reader first meets Telemachus in the first book, he is portrayed as a young adult, around 21 years old. Telemachus is unhappy among the suitors as a daydreaming boy. about his father. “What if his great father / came from the unknown world and led these men / like dead leaves through the place, recovering / honor and lordships in his own domains?” (1. 145-148). Odysseus had left him and his mother Penelope for Troy when he was still a child. In any culture or era, growing up without a father figure can be difficult. Without a role model, he finds himself struggling to learn traits that only a father could teach him. Suitors often despise him due to his fearful personality. They exist only with the hope of wooing his mother in his father's absence. Because of this, he desperately wants his father's return. “I would at least have some happy man / for a father, who grows old in his own house / but unknown death and silence are the fate / of him who, because you ask, they call my father” (1. 261-264) . This quote is... middle of paper... our room. Take care of your spindle. / Take care of your frame. Direct your maids to work. / The question of the bow is for men to resolve / especially for me. Here I am the master" (21, 394-397). This gesture shows her concern and love for her mother, while declaring her power over her suitors. It is debatable whether Telemachus really finished his journey in the end. There is no doubt that he has matured a lot since the beginning. However, he still makes many mistakes and has a lot to live up to before he becomes the man his father is. It's possible he'll never achieve that fame. He may be his father's son, but he is not as adventurous and courageous. Unfortunately, Homer left us no other surviving texts describing what happens after the Odyssey. It is up to the reader to interpret whether Telemachus will ever become a man like his father.