7816vn+Compare+and+Contrast+Essay

In the stories //War Horse// and //The Odyssey//, two characters, Odysseus and Albert, have to take a long journey. During these journeys, the characters find many hardships, but most importantly, they find the true extent of their determination. During this essay you will see courage and determination at its breaking point.
 * // War Horse VS. The Odyssey //**

The first story I will talk about is //War Horse//. During this story, a young boy named Albert owns a horse named Joey, but Joey is taken away from Albert for the Great War because of the lack of war supplies. Albert's core intent of the journey was to find his horse in the devastating wasteland of a war, So Albert did what most boys did. He joined the army. Eventually, after four years of searching, Albert found Joey in the destruction site of No Man's Land. When Albert returned home with Joey, he was a new person. Albert had realized that he had become a hero, but most of all that he was determined to come home with Joey.

The second story is //The Odyssey.// In this ancient epic, a man named Odysseus is forced to go off to the Trojan War. While returning home, Odysseus is cursed by the sea god Poseidon, his punishment was for Odysseus's journey to take 20 years. Odysseus coped with his situation by asking for help from the gods and prophets of ancient times. When Odysseus returns home after 20 years, he reclaims his homeland, and reunites with his family. Odysseus needed loads of patience to last 20 years without returning home.

Both characters from both of these stories needed extreme courage and strength to accomplish what they needed, but sometimes it seems like one character did more than the other. One thing's for sure, both characters were willing to do anything to get what they wanted. No matter who you are, you are you can be determined.