Do stairs go up or down? do stuttering people stutter when they’re thinking to themselves? do they bury people with their braces on? do they have the word “dictionary” in the dictionary? do you yawn in your sleep? do your eyes change color when you die? how can something be “new” and “improved”? if it’s new, what was it improving on? how come only your fingers and toes get wrinkly in the shower and nothing else does? how come you never see a billboard being put up by the highway? how do you handcuff a one-armed man? how far east can you

This metaphor uses symbolism when describing the “arch” of ulysses life. he is trapped in a time of life where adventure is moving as he tries to proceed to it. he will never reach it and will learn to accept it. ulysses symbolizes that arch in life, that no one can reach every goal, or every sight in life. even though this personality of curiosity and purposefulness exist in all mankind, the purpose of showing his strive to succeed symbolizes great leaders today. his curiosity represents the curiosity of humans that everyone desires to find answers and wont give up without a fight. ulysses is a symbol of the human race.