"Achilles."
From the initial callousness and stubborn temper of Achilles in the first books
of the Iliad to the eventual 'humanization' of Achilles in his interaction
with the grieving father of Hector, whom Achilles himself slew, the Iliad can be
seen to chronicle the maturation of the Greek hero during the terrible battles
of the Trojan War. Achilles is a hero in the epic sense, complete with flaws and
bad qualities that round out the character, …
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…flesh into
pieces and eat it raw, for the ill have done me..." (Homer XXII 345- 347)
In the last book of the novel, Achilles finally undergoes the final
transformation in the story. He listens intently to King Priam's plea to return
the body of his slain son. The appeal works, and Achilles is actually moved by
the grief of the father. Achilles is once again humanized, and his development
as a classic hero is complete.
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