In the epic poem prior to the Odyssey, Odysseus leaves to fight in the Trojan War. When he leaves, his wife Penelope and son Telemachus are left alone, and soon many suitors move in to Odysseus' palace to court Penelope. These suitors are pathetic, and wouldn’t have had the courage to disobey Odysseus and harass his wife if he was still in Messina.
Also when Telemachus confronts the suitors at a town meeting, they reply that Penelope had been messing with them, telling them they would have to wait until she had finished weaving her web until they could be with her. Penelope is obviously playing with them, screwing with their heads, and they do not have the courage to confront her about it until they are in a large group.
The song “Self Esteem”, by The Offspring, is about a guy who has no self-esteem. His girlfriend walks all over him and cheats on him, yet he cannot tell her how he feels.
"I wrote her off for the tenth time today
And practice all the things I would say
But she came over
I lost my nerve
I took her back and made her dessert
Now I know I’m being used
That’s okay man cause I like the abuse
I know she’s playing with me
That’s okay cause I got no self esteem"
This reminds me of the suitors because they spineless and would not dare to do this to Penelope if she had no one to guard her and they were not acting as a group.
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