Telemachus' role in "The Odyssey"

I think that Telemachus has a very strong, important role in The Odyssey. I think that Telemachus is a super brave, intelligent, and charming character in the story. The way he grew up not knowing his father and having a depressed mother, then went on a crazy journey to try to find Odysseus is just baffling to me and really shows his courage. I see Telemachus going on this journey as kind of following in Odysseus' foot steps. By going on that journey, he is really showing how he is a true leader as prince and one day king. Telemachus is an extremely well thought out character and adds a lot to the story with his way of doing things. He is such an amazing son to Odysseus and Penelope, no matter how hard things were, I think he always knew what to do.