Society is formed around morals, but society is ruined by the flaws of the citizens. Man has come a long way since the time of Homer, yet there are still many blemishes prominent in man, which binds man to society and society to man. Homer uses The Odyssey to address and analyze these flaws of society and man such as man's distrusting spirit, man's survival based on others' misfortune, and man's nature to gain unworthy …showed first 75 words of 1623 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1623 total…and man's distrusting spirit. If one tried to eliminate these vices, it would only lead to new flaws, thus, no one, not even the immortals, can eradicate these flaws of mankind. It is then reasonable to conclude that the immortals themselves have imperfections as well, for if they were perfect then wouldn't they make the mortals perfect too? If perverted man is dependent on the corrupt gods, then how could society ever be a utopia?