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    Odyssey & O Brother Where Art Thou? Hook? Connection? The novel, The Odyssey, by Homer is about a famous greek hero Odysseus who goes on journey to return home from the Trojan War. Odysseus goes through many hardships in his journey from, facing a terrible cyclops to having the rest of his crew killed for eating sacred cows. At the end of the story Odysseus finally returns home he kill his wife's suitors with his son and completes his journey of a lifetime. In the movie O Brother Where Art Thou

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    Platt Pre AP English 9 5/9/2012 O Brother, This is Not Even Close To the Odyssey Everyone loves to immerse themselves into a dramatic and extraordinary story with evil monsters, brave hero's, and the desperate will to survive. It allows you to escape your troubles and take you to a new and exiting please with each and every second. However, there are some stories that simply do not capture the essence of breathtaking adventure. The movie O Brother, Where Art Thou? created by the comedic

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    Homer, and “O Brother Where Art Thou”, a 2000 a film written, produced, and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. At first thought you would not think the movie “O Brother Where Art Thou” and “The Odyssey” have anything in common. It is however, the modern film depiction of the troubles of a man during the depression and is molded by the ancient struggles of Odysseus in Homer’s Odyssey. “The Odyssey” is about a Greek warrior and is placed back in the times of mythology. Whereas, “O Brother Where Art Thou”

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    The relationship between heroes and their wives O Brother, Where Art Thou and The Odyssey are about a man and his men going on a journey to get back to their home and loved ones. O Brother, Where Art Thou is an adaptation of The 0dyssey one difference is that O Brother, Where Art Thou is a comedy. The relationship between the hero and their wives, affects the main message and outcome in each piece. In The Odyssey, Penelope and Odysseus have this strong, kind, and sweet love. They are separated

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    The Odyssey and O Brother, Where Art Thou? share a lot of similarities. They both tell the story of a heroic journey filled with adventure, challenges, and transformation. While the two works are vastly different in terms of setting, style, and tone, they both explore themes of perseverance, self-discovery, and the human condition. Both these stories share many similarities and differences throughout both of their stories. Some of the similarities between both stories would be the hero's journey

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    Odysseus is the genius tactician whom Everett is modeled after. In the movie O’ Brother Where Art Thou, Everett is extremely similar to Odysseus. Everett is comparably much smarter than those around him, like Odysseus, and believes in his own power. He is also surrounded by people who want to betray him or hurt him, and uses similar methods of not being caught. Also, they both fully believe they are better than and don't need others. Everett and Odysseus also both only want to get back to their wives

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    and the film O Brother, Where Art Thou? the audience is given an opportunity to experience a spectacular adventure, filled with not only the sense of journey, but also the senses of peril and excitement. A tale about a Greek hero being compared to a film set in Middle America starring three jail-escapees seems rather far-fetched. However, upon closer inspection, both actually share a lot in common. The Odyssey stars Odysseus, a man famous for his heroics in the Trojan War. O Brother, Where Art Thou

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    The Film "O brother, where art thou?" The film O brother, where art thou? is set in the Great Depression of the 1930’s and emphasizes the struggle between the upper and lower classes by using a variety of cinematic devices. Through the use of these cinematic devices and comedic relief the realities of the Depression are viewed without creating a stark, melancholy, documentary-styled film. Examples in this film of these cinematic devices used to show these realities include: bleak colors

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    “The Odysseus” and in the movie “O Brother,Where Art Thou” are both similar even though they are in different time periods. The main thing that connects these two literary works is how Odysseus and his crew travel through uncertain obstacles to make it back home to their homeland as in the movie “O Brother, Where Art Thou” we see the comparison as Ulysses escapes from jail and travels with his two prison buddies, Peres and pete as they journey to the secret stash that we letter see isn’t real. Right

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    narcissistic, and although some of these descriptions fall upon the current circumstances of a person's life and are not permanent, some hold the title of a personality disorder and require much more patience and consideration while handling. The movie “O Brother, Where Art Thou?”, follows three members of the chain gang, Ulysses Everett, Delmar, and Pete all of which have managed to escape from prison and journey to find their home again for freedom and fortune. As we pay close

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