Achilles, The Super Yuppie
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…warrior but many people do not believe that he was a good person. Russell Baker believes that Achilles was the "yuppie" of his time. Homer also portrays a dislike for Achilles in his telling of the epic. Achilles can be seen as many different things: a child, a yuppie, a monster, a killing machine, etc. However, Achilles' input in the Trojan War, according to Homer, was indeed instrumental in the defeat of Hector and Troy.
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