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Well my opinion of The Odyssey was very approving. I liked the ending a lot. Well first of all it was very interesting to me how Odysseus appeared as a beggar instead of himself, but that was probably part of his plan to take the suitors out, but it still was very smart. One thing that got me thinking is the fact that at first the gods were making him struggle through his journey, but in the second part of The Odyssey they turn and start helping him. I think I might have to read the entire book to undertand what happened there and everything.
A good symbol for this book would be the bed. It would describe Odysseus' and Penelope's love. The bed as did their love lasted a very long time.
"Never, I swear, did I harass any woman in your house-never a word, a gesture-nothing, no, I tried to restrain the sutors, whoever did such things. They wouldn't listen, keep their hands to themselves-so reckless, so they earn their shameful fate." This quote actually seem to be important to me, because none fo the suitors admit to Odysseus what they were really doing in his house, they just blame it on the other suitors.

- book 22 (328-332)

Getting back to when Odysseus reveals himself, he only reveals himself to his son, that is probably because he needs him later on. The the nurse finds out, but she doesn't say anything to Penelope because she is instructed not to, that is real loyalty to Odysseus.

Penelope's tests are very interesting. She doesn't actually say when the last test biggins. For example she says she is going to test Odysseus but right away she asks for the bed to be moved, Odysseus not realizing it, gets mad, and Penelope then realizes that Odysseus really is who he says he is. Also, when he asks the nurse to watch some of the women who seemed unfaithful. That is almost if the nurse was Odysseus and the unfaithful women were the suitors, so there might be a reason for that, or maybe its just nothing. Anyways that seems to be all that I could think of that had significance in the Odyssey.