I woke up at the sound of piercing shout. Angered by this disturbance, I lifted myself up and went to check it out. I brushed through the bushes and found a group of girls. At my appearence, all of the girls fled except for one. Her name was Nausikaa. I wasn't sure how to address this one girl, but I decided that I should complement her. She understood my situation and gave me clothes and food while I took a bath. Coming out of the river after my bath, I felt taller and stronger, as if being a God myself. I wolfed down the food and drink, thankful for my hunger to be ceased. Nausikaa then told me the plan to myself into the city and speak with her father. I prayed to Athena for love and mercy among Poseidon's people and at that, we were on our way to the city.
I'm so lucky that I found Nausikaa. I don't know how much longer I would have lasted without any food or drink. I must have recieved some help from the Gods, "... the grey-eyed goddess Athena made her tarry, so that Odysseus might behold her beuty..." (102). Without Athena's help, I would have had to find my own supplies and look for the town on my own. I might have eventually found both of those things, but it would have been much harder on me. The Gods truly saved me.
On the way into the city, Nausikaa had me walk behind the cart and stressed how important it was to please her parents. She said, "...I myself should hold it shame for any girl to flout her own dear parents, taking up with a man, before her marriage," (107) and "...If [Mother] looks on you kindly, you shall see your friends..." (108). The continuance of my journey depends on whether her parents like me. Nausikaa's parents control her life, and she needs their permission to do anthing on her own. Parents were commanding figures.
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