Penelope, Odysseus’ faithful wife, inspires me because she chooses to wait for her husband to return from his journey to Troy. He has been gone for years, and there are no signs that he is still living, but Penelope keeps her hopes up. Although she has many suitors living at her palace, she doesn’t take advantage of those ample opportunities to stray from Odysseus. There was a part in The Odyssey where Penelope talks about her weaving, and when she is finished with her project, she will remarry. Her secret is that each night she unravels her weaving so that she won’t have to find a new husband. I picked See You Again by Miley Cyrus partly because I really enjoy listening to Miley’s music; she has some really fun songs! And partly because I was thinking about Penelope and how she misses Odysseus, and this song immediately came to mind. Penelope will do anything to avoid the idea of remarriage because “she can’t wait to see Odysseus again.”
“I got my sight set on you
And I’m ready to aim
I have a heart that will
Never be tame
I knew you were somethin' special
When you spoke my name
Now I can’t wait to see you again
I’ve got a way of knowin'
When somethin' is right
I feel like I must have known you
In another life
Cause I felt this deep connection
When you looked in my eyes
Now I can’t wait to see you again…
…The next time we hang out
I will redeem myself
My heart can’t rest till then
Oh whoa ohh
I, I can’t wait to see you again”
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