What major development occurs by the end of Book 19?

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The question asks about a major development that occurs by the end of Book 19. Below I examine each answer option in light of what happens in the Odyssey around this point, noting why each choice does or does not fit the events of Book 19.

Option 1: Penelope’s bow contest plan is finalized, sealing the suitors’ fate.
- In the narrative arc, the famous bow contest and the sealing of the suitors’ fate are set up and carried out later, mainly in Book 21 (and the events immediately following). By the end of Book 19, Penelope’s plan to test the suitors with the bow has not yet been finalized or executed. Therefore, describing the bow contest plan as finalized by Book 19 overstates what has occurred and conflicts with the later sequence of events where Odysseus’ true identity and the challenge come into sharper focus. This makes the option unlikely to be correct for Book 19.

Option 2: Odysseus publicly unmasks himself to the suitors.
- Odysseus arrives back in his kingdom and appears as the beggar to everyone at the start of his return, but he does not reveal his true identity to the suitors or to Penelope in a public, direct confrontation by Book 19. The recognizable unmasking happens later, when he asserts himself in the hall after stringing and shooting the bow. Thus, a public reveal to the suitors by the end of Book 19 does not fit the established chronology, making this option incorrect for Book 19.

Option 3: Eurycleia reports Odysseus’ identity to all the palace servants.
- Eurycleia is a trusted nurse who recognizes Odysseus by the scar while washing his foot, but she swears him to secrecy and does not reveal his identity to Penelope or the palace staff at this point in Book 19. The moment of recognition is kept hidden to preserve the plan and the element of suspense for later events. Therefore, the idea that she reports Odysseus’ identity to all the servants by the end of Book 19 is inaccurate, making this option incorrect.

Option 4: Telemachus convinces the suitors to disband.
- Telemachus opposes the suitors and supports Odysseus’ return, but there is no point in Book 19 where he convinces the suitors to disband. The suitors remain within the palace, and their disbanding is not the development that occurs by the end of this book. Consequently, this option does not align with the Book 19 plot progression.

Summary of the options: Each of the four statements describes a development that does not match the events as they unfold by the end of Book 19. The actual turning points associated with Odysseus’ return and the resolution of his household’s crisis occur in subsequent books, particularly as the narrative moves toward the stringing of the bow and the confrontation in the hall. The provided options, when matched to the Book 19 timeline, all fail to accurately describe a major development specifically occurring by the end of Book 19.

6(A) - Exploring Novels and Literature The Odyssey XIX

What major development occurs by the end of Book 19?

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