In seven pages the characters search for identity with the emphasis on Plunkett and Achille are considered within the context of Walcott's poem. There are no other sources listed.
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Homers work but instead of being located in Troy it is located on the Caribbean island of St. Lucie. And, instead of the novel focusing on warfare and battles it
is a story that essentially revolves around the most simplistic of people who live near the sea. It is a story that involves the rivalry of two men for the
affections of Helen, but it is also the story of people looking for their history, acceptance, and most of all, their identity. In the following paper we examine the story
as though it were a tale that sought to find identity for the author. The paper focuses on the characters of Achille and Plunkett, illustrating how they each struggled towards
their own identity. Achille Achille is a man of the island. He is a fisherman and a relatively simple man. However, he and his brother Hector, are at
odds because each loves Helen. Helen essentially abandons Achille in the beginning and favors his brother. Because of this rejection we see Achille move further and further out to sea.
He is searching for his identity as it exists without the love of Helen. This search takes him to a place where he finds himself embarking on a
visionary odyssey that actually takes him beyond time and space. In this odyssey he finds himself connecting with the history of his people. In this history he sees the slave
raid that was responsible for pushing his ancestors out of their homes, their names, and leaving them clearly disconnected as it relates to their past. From an identity perspective
we can see that this is a very powerful journey in that it reaches out to make a connection with ones past and ones heritage. It is often the case