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Odysseus in America
Odysseus in America: Combat Trauma and the Trials of Homecoming | Jonathan Shay
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In this ambitious follow-up to Achilles in Vietnam, Dr. Jonathan Shay uses the Odyssey, the story of a soldier's homecoming, to illuminate the pitfalls that trap many veterans on the road back to civilian life. Seamlessly combining important psychological work and brilliant literary interpretation with an impassioned plea to renovate American military institutions, Shay deepens our understanding of both the combat veteran's experience and one of the world's greatest classics.
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Caterina
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Odysseus in America: Combat Trauma and the Trials of Homecoming | Jonathan Shay
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Homework is better with two 😍 #college

Riveted_Reader_Melissa Yes it is! 8y
Riveted_Reader_Melissa Great photo, by the way. 8y
Caterina @Riveted_Reader_Melissa Thank you! :) 8y
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Caterina
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Odysseus in America: Combat Trauma and the Trials of Homecoming | Jonathan Shay
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I may be reading for classes, but I'm still enjoying this #hellooctober readathon spent #readingoutside !

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brendanmleonard I have been really interested in both these books. 8y
Caterina @brendanmleonard Oh, that's exciting! My Ancient Greek class is reading the Odyssey, and I became interested in writing a paper relating to Odysseus as a veteran struggling to readjust to peacetime. My professor told me about this book, and I'm enjoying it and learning a lot from it!! 8y
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Odysseus in America: Combat Trauma and the Trials of Homecoming | Jonathan Shay
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So excited for this treatment of the Odyssey in the context of veterans' homecomings and psychological injuries! As I reread the Odyssey I was struck by the apparent accuracy of its depiction of veterans' readjustment and trauma, and here is a VA psychiatrist to shed more light on the matter!

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Caterina
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Odysseus in America: Combat Trauma and the Trials of Homecoming | Jonathan Shay

So excited for this treatment of the Odyssey in the context of veterans' homecomings and psychological injuries! As I reread the Odyssey I was struck by the apparent accuracy of its depiction of veterans' readjustment and trauma, and here is a VA psychiatrist to shed more light on the matter!