Write a 3-5 page paper (1,000 to 1,500 words).  Refer to specific examples to support your argument.  This does not require research or sources outside of the assigned reading.  Cite examples and quotations from our text using thesystem in the MLA Handbook.  If you are unfamiliar with this system, you can consult the Handbook (available in the library or the Writing Center); also, any freshman writing handbook will have a section on MLA.  You can see a very abridged version (probably all you will need for this paper) on line at  https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/675/01/.  

.  Explain the importance of the guest/host relationship as a theme in The Odyssey.  Give specific examples of such relationships, both good and bad, in the book, and explain how they support the story’s main points/important ideas.