Achillles
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Nicholas Sine (if you read this please email me)
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9/24/97
Achilles
Achilles overwhelms himself by having to always be in front. Achilles wishes for
people around him to respect him. Achilles mainly does this to make himself feel like he is
on top of the social ladder. Achilles had plenty of time between battles to bury Patroklus.
All throughout the poem Homer tells of truces between battles. Achilles rages when he
doesn't get his way. It seems that he feels insecure when he in not in the lead. When
Achilles sent Patroklus to fight in his place, he was angry, he couldn't be in control.
Achilles shouted to Patroklus not to try to do any fancy fighting, just to lead the men and
get out of the battle. This also proves Achilles can't stand to not be in...