The Importance of Family Both “The Odyssey” and “The Meeting of Father and son” show family is the most important quality to achieve a happy and successful life because family always stays by one's side and family never turns their back on their own. It may be true that family is only needed to help one overcome obstacles and does not lead to a happy and successful life. But in “The Odyssey” by Homer, it shows Odysseus’ family always stayed by his side. Odysseus is getting ready to take his family and his kingdom back when his son helps him fight, “Telemachus joins his father to fight”, (“The Odyssey,” line 1287). As Odysseus tries to take his family and life back, his son, Telemachus, joins in and helps his father get his kingdom back.
