Comparing Homer's Odyssey And O Brother Where Art Thou

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In the short text called Homer’s Odyssey and the video called “ o Brother Where art Thou.” There are many differences and similarities throughout the story and the video.
The video is quite more interesting and vulnerable than the video.
There are many differences between “o Brother Where art Thou,” and Homer”s Odyssey.The first difference is the number of squadrons in Homer’s Odyssey are a lot larger than the number of squadrons in “ o Brother Where art Thou.” Also, in Homer’s Odyssey they traveled by boat ,while in “o Brother Where art Thou” they traveled by car. Meanwhile, in the text they were traveling home in the ocean, but in the video Odysseus and his crew was by the creek. Another difference between the text and the video is that

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