<p>Hello . I am having difficulty with this essay I am trying to write . Our teacher told us to write an essay arguing which one of the two Odysseus can be be best categorized as.</p>
<p>I am having difficulty understanding the difference between the two. I just wanted to know if someone could explain the difference to me.</p>
<p>It’s my understanding that stoic is more along the lines of hardly ever emotional while epicurean is more along the lines of ascetic.</p>
<p>So, a person who’s rarely emotional (sad/happy/angry) would be stoic; a person who isn’t lavish and enjoys the simple pleasure of life would be epicurean.</p>
<p>But please, check Wikipedia and wait for some other opinions. I may not be entirely accurate.</p>
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Epicurean is opposite what you said. Epicurean is some one who is lavish and who enjoys the pleasure of life.</p>
<p>I haven’t read anything about Odysseus, but I would guess that he would be stoic. In those days, for men to show emotions shows weakness so being stoic shows strength.</p>
<p>From <a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epicurean[/url]”>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epicurean</a> </p>
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