What Are The Similarities Between The Odyssey And The Hunger Games

The poem the Odyssey and the movie O Brother, where Art Thou are epic movies with epic heroes such as Odysseus and Everett. To be an epic hero you must be smart, travel a vast setting, be famous, and have a little help from a god.

A man with an army and a smart kid that attends a space school might not seem similar but they are alike in many ways. Although Ender's game is science fiction and the Odyssey is both realistic fiction and partly myth the main characters are similar. Ender Wiggin is comparable to Odysseus in many ways although they can be unalike in some ways.

Cold Mountain is a tale about a man named Inman who gets injured in war and wants nothing more than to return to his wife, Ada. Inman ends up deserting the Confederate Army after being wounded, and goes through many trials and tribulations in journey back to Ada. The main antagonist, besides nature, is Tague. Tague is the leader of a group that tracks down Confederate soldiers that have gone rogue. However, Tague and his team kill more soldiers than they bring back, causing Inman to be on his toes the whole time.

The Hunger Games and Anthem by Ayn Rand and the similarity and comparison. In both relating in propaganda used to control citizen, of how the government and the society in a way of how they treat the people in the society. Having restriction and no free will and having to follow rules. In the characters are the one of showing how they could change the society, but the reasons are being watched and obeying rules.

First, when making decisions, one must always acknowledge his opponents. One should especially consider the enemy’s strengths and weaknesses. For example, after contemplating the skills of the Cyclops in the cave, Odysseus “drew on all [his] wits, and ran through tactics... until a trick came and it pleased [him] well"(Fitzgerald 381). Odysseus realizes that the Cyclops would defeat him in any physical confrontation due to his well-developed brute strength; as a result, he plans to trick him because he knows that he is intellectually superior to the Cyclops. Through his review of the Cyclops’s

What do Beowolf, Paradise Lost, and Star Wars all have in common? They are all epics, long stories, usually in the form of poems, that narrate the adventure of a hero. They can be ancient or modern, and they can be in the form of books or movies, as long as they follow the format of a hero’s journey. Epics are one of the best known formats for a story, and can be used time and time again in literature and film. Homer’s famous poem, The Odyssey, and its modern satire, the film O Brother, Where Art Thou?, share many traits as epics. More than just having a similar plot to The Odyssey, O Brother shares many themes, characters (including protagonists and antagonists,) conflicts, and musical elements.

The definition of a journey is: “A traveling from one place to another, usually taking a rather long time.” (dictionary.com). However, most modern novels have characters that go through emotional or mental journeys that serve as the main plot for their story, thus contradicting the meaning of the word “journey”. In older works of literature such as The Odyssey by Homer and The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, it is more common for the protagonists to step into physical journeys that are often made to signify an important lesson or meaning by the end of the novel. Factors such as symbols, themes, and character change plays a role in helping the characters along on their adventures and adds to the connotation of the whole story.

“There is something in the human spirit that will survive and prevail, there is a tiny and brilliant light burning in the heart of man that will not go out no matter how dark the world becomes.” The Odyssey and The Long Walk both exemplify the characteristic of humanity which Leo Tolstoy was referring to within this quote. The main characters of both works, Odysseus and Slavomir, go on journeys that, while physically challenging, tests the strength of their will. The determination and the overwhelming desire to return home of both men is what drives these characters to overcome immeasurable odds. Multiple parallels can be drawn between the two books, from the obstacles the characters face to the symbolism that can be found in Slavomir’s and Odysseus’s journeys. The Long Walk shows how Grecian Epics, such as The Odyssey, are still applicable in the modern day as representations of Humanities’ predominant and all-consuming desire to survive, and the specific desire to not only survive but to do so in the place one calls home.

I read the Percy Jackson Series by Rick Riordan and The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. In Percy Jackson he doesn’t want to be a demigod and in the Hunger Games Katniss doesn’t want to be a tribute but they both had no choice. In both books plenty of people are trying to kill them both, but they always prevail in the end. They are both brave and both will do anything for their family’s like go to the Underworld or volunteer for your death sentence. Also they both have special skills only one was inherited and the other was learned.

Published in the 8th century B.C.E and 1997 respectively, both The Odyssey by Homer and Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J. K. Rowling are universally known arts of literature. The Hero’s Journey is a commonly used trope incorporated in numerous amounts of tales. This trope involves a hero who goes on a journey, finds himself in a crisis, defeats his enemies, and comes home changed. Harry Potter, the main character in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, encounters many conflicts and meets helpful mentors on his adventure. Similarly, Odysseus, the main character in The Odyssey, encounters various monsters and obstacles, too. Both Harry Potter and the

The amazing epic poem by Homer entitled “The Odyssey” shares many similarities and many differences as well with the Hallmark movie of the same name. The epic poem is about the hero Odysseus who has spent twenty long years filled with toil and loss, through war and sea desperate to return to his home of Ithaca. Odysseus has angered some of the gods and goddesses of a Greek Mythology with his destruction of the mighty city of Troy. Odysseus is represented in the poem and the movie, but there are several differences between the two in the events he encountered. There are also numerous similarities

The Lord of the Rings and Odyssey are two very weird stories in my opinion. The two stories include several similarities. The most noteworthy similarity of the two that were in common was the use of themes. Both included similar themes such as, life, death,power, brotherly love, myth, temptation, and journey.

The Hero’s Journey is portrayed and widely known in many of the most popular films, songs, and novels. The Odyssey follows this format, and many of these entertainment pieces were inspired by this epic, such as The Chronicles of Narnia. In the Odyssey, Odysseus is led through many different adversities while trying to return home from the Trojan War. He finds himself and his crew in many situations that lead to death or put them in danger, before eventually making it home and being reunite with his family with the help of the goddess Athena. In the Chronicles of Narnia, three children are led into a strange new world in the wardrobe, where they face challenges with their enemies and have to eventually return home. They

Have you ever heard the phrase, “Sing in me, Muse”? If so, there’s a possibility you’ve heard it in the introduction from either, Homer’s The Odyssey (8th century) or in O’ Brother Where Art Thou (2000). In O’ Brother Where Art Thou and The Odyssey, the sirens from the book and the laundry ladies in the movie, are described almost exactly the same. Also in the book and the movie, a cyclops is included, but is portrayed differently in both. In addition throughout both of the works, the main protagonist, Odysseus (The Odyssey) and Everett (O’ Brother Where Art Thou), are on a journey in returning back to their families. Although the two works have many differences, much like the time period and the crew size difference, they do share many similarities

This short essay will identify five traditional epic characteristics that are evident in both the Iliad and the Odyssey.