Its not his guide, but a prophet makes some predictions to Odysseus. The Theban prophet Tiresias (The person you reffered to as 'guide'), reveals that Poseidon is punishing the Achaeans for blinding his son Polyphemus. He then foretells or predicts Odysseus's fate- That he will return home, reclaim his wife and palace from the wretched suitors, and then make another trip to a distant land to appease Poseidon.
He warns Odysseus not to touch the flocks of the Sun when he reaches the land of Thrinacia; otherwise, he won't return home without suffering much more hardship and losing all of his crew.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.