Which excerpt from part 2 of the odyssey best support the conclusion that odysseus is clever?

the rest of you stand by; i'll make the crossing

in my own ship, with my own company,

we lit a fire, burnt an offering,

and took some cheese to eat; then sat in silence

‘my name is nohbdy: mother, father, and friends,

everyone calls me nohbdy.’

so with our brand we bored that great eye socket

while blood ran out around the red hot bar.

‘My name is Nohbdy: mother, father, and friends,

everyone calls me Nohbdy.’

Explanation:

Homer's epic narrative "The Odyssey" tells the journey of Odysseus and his men from their way back to their hometown Ithaca. Being on a journey away from Ithaca for about twenty years, the way back home was full of conflicts and even fighting, be it with mortals or even divine beings.

Book IX of the text shows where Odysseus and his men had encountered the Cyclops Polyphemus, the son of the God Poseidon. They had been inside the Cyclops' cave when after he returned, Odysseus cleverly fooled him and saved themselves. When Polyphemus asked him about his identity, Odysseus claimed that his name is Nobody and that is what everyone calls him. This clever reply made sure that Polyphemus won't be able to know his true identity. This is evident in the next scene where Polyphemus was asked by the other Cyclops what ails him. He replied that Nobody had fooled him which made the others think that he had gone mad for he said nobody is responsible for his ailment, where he had meant the person "Nobody/ Odysseus" and not nobody.

Thus, the lines

‘My name is Nohbdy: mother, father, and friends,

everyone calls me Nohbdy.’

support the conclusion that Odysseus is clever.

beginner

government is strong when they have the ability to persuade those they govern to believe government has enough power to force them or should be forcing them to do government’s will.

when enough of the citizenry do not believe government can force them or should force them to do its bidding, government has lost or will lose its strength and power to coerce.

when enough of the citizenry do believe government can force or should force them to do its bidding, they become passive at the least or actively pro-government and repeat government’s own rhetoric to pass on what they have been persuaded by government’s propaganda.

a true majority isn’t always needed to govern or to stop government. many times all that is needed is a strong minority. if a determined 30% of the population rises up against government in a concerted effort to bring it down, this size minority usually will succeed as long as those actively opposing the minority are less in force than the minority. so if 41% of the population sits at home watching tv rooting for one side or the other, they don’t matter. it’s the active parties who make a difference.