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Odysseus Disguise In O Brother Where Art Thou

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In the film O Brother, Where Art Thou?, the moment when Everett disguises himself as an elderly musician to see his wife parallels the moment in The Odyssey when Odysseus disguises himself as a beggar before seeing his wife whom he has been distanced from for far too long. As people gather in the banquet kitchen hall, Everett, Pete, and Delmar walk up onto the stage disguised as old men with long beards, convincing the past act that they are up next. “This is crazy. No one's ever gonna believe we're a real band.” Everett insists that his plan will work, saying, “I just gotta get close enough to talk to her.” Likewise, Odysseus is in disguise when meeting face to face with Penelope for the first time in over twenty years. “[Pallas Athena] has

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