Literary Analysis

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Literary analysis is not the same as literary summary, which a lot of people have described above. Analysis is looking, in your case, at either (A) every single instance of sight-related description in the works, or (B) the common use of sight-based description in the piece, then deciding why they're there or what message they convey. The key question is, "How does the author use the concept of sight to relate an overall theme / idea of the work?" I'm not too familiar with those works (only read a portion of the Odyssey), but it's possible that sight connects to an overall theme of enlightenment, wisdom, intelligence (you said something about disguises, perhaps he could see through them, etc.) something like that. That's for you to find / decide, and support with evidence from the text.

If you really want to impress your teacher, write your entire paper without using any "be" verbs or uncertain language. "Is, are, was, have, has, had, is having, should, would, could, may, might," get rid of all of it. Active verbs >> passive verbs. That's a pain, though, you could pass on that if it's due tomorrow.

Good luck.