Katabasis in Myth and Film

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The final monologue relates Ulysses Gaze to the Odyssey because both the main character ‘A’ and Odysseus have both completed journeys and they have each aquired knowledge that has aided them on their quest to their journey home.  However, the viewer of Ulysses Gaze does not necessarily feel as though ‘A’ has been searching for his way home, as Odysseus had.  A only begins to think about home and “returning in another mans clothes” until after he has sought out the film reels of the Manakis brothers.  In contrast, Odysseus’ journey consists of him finding his way home right from the very beginning of his journey. Therefore, the monologue at the end of Ulysses Gaze conveys the idea that ‘A’ is only beginning his journey home.

In the final Monologue of the main charater character in Ulyssey’s gaze Ulysses’ Gaze, he explains that he had not reached his symbolical Ithaca. Unlike Odysseus in the Odyssey, once “A” has completed his journey he is not satisfied with his outcome and where he is. “A” feels that he has not yet reached the end of his journey to his “Ithaca” and will continue searching until he is satisfied. Once Odysseus was able to regain his home and his posetions possessions, he was content with his journey knowing that he would have to go out and give tribute to Posiedon and then able to return home. “A,” on the other hand was not satisfied and could not just return to his “Ithaca.”