Read the excerpt from The Odyssey.The noble and enduring man replied:“No god. Why take me for a god? No, no.I am that father whom your boyhood lackedand suffered pain for lack of. I am he.”Held back too long, the tears ran down his cheeksas he embraced his son.

Odysseus tells Telemachus that he is his father, and Telemachus responds by embracing him. This emotional reunion shows that they accept one another and are ready to join forces, rather than reject or fight each other. The best choice is “Telemachus and Odysseus will work together.”

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