2. Right away we see that the gods and humans do not get along very well and clearly do not like each other.  Within the first fifty lines we are given a basic summary by Zeus regarding how the gods feel towards humans in general: "Ah how shameless--the way these mortals blame the gods.  From us alone, they say, come all their miseries, yes, but they themselves with their own reckless ways, compound their pains beyond their proper share.." (lines 37-40).  The gods generally see people as weak, unintelligent, and whiny.  They feel that humans create their own fate with the actions they make.  They only give humans what they deserve based on how they act.  They do not want to be bothered with their problems most of the time, but on rare occasion with "special" people, they take special interest.  One of those people is Odysseus.  He has admirers and enemies in the gods, and they work in his favor and against him when they desire.  Humans see the gods as controllers of fate.  When something goes right, they praise the gods for their wondrous acts, and when something goes awry, they blame the gods for their misfortune.  This pins the gods and humans against each other in a way because they pin all misfortunes on one another, so of course they are not going to get along/like each other much of the time.

3. Telamachus is like a boy at this point in the story.  He is maturing mentally, and throughout this process, he does not have his father to guide him, but he still exudes the confidence, attitude, and inspiration that his father does.  He is a lot like his father, but not quite there yet.  He is intrigued by what his father is like since he does not know him.  Like his father, Telamachus is daring, brave, and wise.  He is daring, as is noted in the first book when he addresses the people in such a shocking way.  Although he is daring, he is also very rational and cool headed.  He thinks and uses common sense before making decisions or answering important questions.  He goes off to find out information about his father, and this is very brave.  On this journey he finds out many things about his father and begins to see some similarities in himself and his father, and so do many of the figures he visits.