Everett And Odysseus Comparison Essay

The waves moved gently with the wind. Odysseus shouts some orders to his crew, while the sun beats down on his face. The smell of the water filled the nostrils of the crew, as they sailed for home. In The Odyssey and O Brother Where Art Thou, Odysseus and Everett went on long journeys to get back to their family. However, they did not embark on the journey alone, each had a crew that came with them. The crews were not extras in a Batman movie, they were huge parts of the journey that added to the plot. While looking at the crews of Odysseus and Everett, it is displayed that they are loyal to their leader, they have formed friendships among each other, and reacted to ups and downs in either a good or bad way. A crew’s loyalty to their leader …show more content…
The men of Odysseus were always together when they did something, whether they failed of strived. As a team, the men released the air out of the bag which pushed them away from home. All of them ate the Lotus berries from the Lotus Eaters. Whenever danger approached them, they all fought together and in the end died together. Everett’s men were nice to everyone they met, and were great friends with each other. Along with Odysseus’ men, Everett’s crew did stuff together. When they heard the song of the people getting baptized, they quickly swam over and also got baptized. They sang together. Delmar was sad when Pete was turned into a frog and then smashed. They also made friends with Tommy, and saved him from the KKK. A crew that is friendly with each other leads to a great journey. It makes the leader’s job easier, because he doesn’t have to deal with …show more content…
Whenever Odysseus’ men had their own decisions to make, they made a bad choice. They were drawn in by the Lotus eaters and ate their berries, which made them not want to move on. They also released the wind from the bag, which pushed them back to where they started. When Odysseus made the decisions for them, they survived. For instance, when Odysseus told them to put wax in their ears, they survived. Everett’s men reacted to situations in unique ways, usually they didn’t have major consequences. When Everett’s men heard the song of the people being baptized, they quickly ran towards it. The only consequence was the satisfaction of being baptized. When the song of the sirens brought them in, they were knocked out and Pete was turned in to the police. When Tommy was in the custody of the KKK, they had to go save him and dressed up as a member of the KKK and helped him escape. When the crew of a ship makes the decisions, things end in chaos. The leader has to make decisions, because they know what they are