Odysseus and the decisions that he has to make and why he is a good decision maker and why I think they are the right decision.

I personally believe that Odysseus is a very adept decision maker in all things that have to do with decisions. One decision that Odysseus has to make is when they are passing the island of the sirens he has to decide what to do. He, upon Circe’s council, decided to stop all of his shipmate’s ears with wax so they would not be able to hear the sirens enticing song. He himself decides to listen to the song. He orders his men to tie him as tight as they can around the main mast so that even if he hears he cannot leave and try to go to their island. Another important decision that Odysseus needs to make is which monster to face, Scylla or Charybdis, when he is passing through a straight. He decides upon Scylla and not to tell his shipmates because if he does he feels each crewmember will try to save himself and hide. He goes past Scylla and sure enough she eats 6 men. After I read this I felt that he had made a good decision because if had gone on Charybdis’ side they would have all died and if he had told his men they would have hid. These are 2 examples of why I think Odysseus is a great decision maker and a steadfast leader.