Comparison of "The Odyssey" and "O' Brother Where Art Thou"

In The Odyssey, the main characters name is Odysseus. In O Brother..., the main characters name is Ulysses. They both are on a journey to their home. Odysseus is headed to Greece, because he was in a war with Sparta that was away from his home. Ulysses is headed back to Mississippi because he escaped from jail. They both encounter unusual obstacles on their way. Odysseus meets up with a Cyclops that gets its eye poked out. Ulysses meets a one eye man.

In both movies the Cyclops kills both characters friend. However, in O Brother, the one eyed man was thought to have killed his friend, but he agnize later that he didnt. Odysseus thinks that he doesnt need the gods help, but learns in the end that he does. Ulysses is cocky and thinks he doesnt need God. Nevertheless, in the end he too, learns that he does and prays for God to help him.

In the Odyssey, Odysseus meets the unsighted seer ________. In O Brother, Ulysses and his buddies meet the blind black railcar operator that tells them they will see a alarm on a roof and tells him of the flood

In The Odyssey, Odysseus encounters the Lotus Eaters and there seducing plant. In O Brother, Ulysses doesnt give in to the notification church people.



In Homer, the singing wo men bathing on the rocks try to seduce Odysseus, but he doesnt go to them. In O Brother Ulysses is seduced by the women bathing in the lake. In The Odyssey, Odysseus son doesnt recognize him. In O Brother Ulysses girl doesnt recognize him.

In The Odyssey, Odysseus wife was forced to marry one of the men of the kingdom, but Odysseus fights and kills all the men and marries his wife again. In O Brother,

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