Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and The Odyssey

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The Theme of Hospitality in “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight” and “The Odyssey”
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and the Odyssey share several essential themes in which they were written. The arts were written about 1350 with authors who had a great deal of information. The Knight was the nobleman who served as the King, and his duties were to protect the morality and the truth of the church. Both texts share some themes that made readers relate the books using same literature understanding. The discussion of the epic books will drive us in understanding the objectives of different writers. The authors had convincing ideas that agrees with the readers that hospitality was the common interest throughout the epic books. Therefore, the response paper explains the comparison of the epic books by the use of the hospitality theme. In Homer’s time, hospitality was well represented throughout the long travels such as the Odyssey by Homer as well as other epics such as The Green Knight and Sir Gawain. There were many reasons why hospitality was prevalent in the Homer’s times. Traveling in the Homer’s time was not only lengthier, but also extensive than in the modern times. Through analysis of the epic books, we will understand how hospitality was portrayed in the society in which the epic books were published.
The Green Knight and Sir Gawain and The Odyssey by Homer, share hospitality as a common important social custom tha…