How does the poet use the story of odysseus seeing the ghost of achilles in this poem?
the speaker of the poem compares himself to the great achilles because
both were excellent at physical trials.
the speaker of the poem is critiquing achilles for wasting his life in battle
instead of becoming a great athlete.
odysseus wept when he saw the great achilles reduced to weakness, while
the speaker was filled with joy at watching old athletes perform.
odysseus wept when he saw the great achilles reduced to weakness, and
the speaker felt a similar sorrow seeing an old athlete lose his abilities.
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the significance of the title, "the passing", is related to the fact that the main characters, who are three african-american descendant women, are passing as white. this means that, because of their light-coloured skins they look like white women. one of the three friends, clare, is married to a white man and she lives in a white community and she has never told her husband that she is black. the title can easily be connected to the idea of pretending to be someone you are not and of losing your real identity in order to be accepted by society.