This is one of the most important scenes in Book 24 because this scene really sets up the rest of the book so that it can unfold and Hermes gets some really valuable information.
There they found the ghosts of Peleus’ son Achilles,Patroclus, fearless Antilochus —and Great Ajax too, (24, 12-13).
“Stranger,” his father answered, weeping softly,“the land you’ve reached is the very one you’re after,true, but it’s in the grip of reckless, lawless men.And as for the gifts you showered on your guest,you gave them all for nothing.. (24, 310-313).
The scene where Odysseus confronts his father is one of the three most important scenes in book 24 because it is the main task of this book and the interaction of him and his father is a crucial part of the story
So he urgedand some held fast to their seats, but more than halfsprang up with warcries now. They had no tastefor the prophet’s sane plan —winning Eupithesquickly won them over. They ran for armorand once they’d harnessed up in burnished bronze
The scene where they are fighting at the farm of Laertes is one of the three important scenes of book twenty four because it is the climax of the story and where everything comes into fruition