Odyssey Movie Vs Text Analysis

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Introduction:The original texts of the Homer’s text has many similarities but it also has many differences.The sirens are controlling the men mind by singing the death song.One of odysseus men heard the sirens singing so he said stop the car,he went up to the sirens while they were singing their death song.

Body 1:In the original Homer’s text and the movie have may differences.The women are by a small body of water meanwhile in the original texts it said that they are in the ocean.In the text it states that the men had beeswax in their ears but in the movie it don’t state that they do.Also in the movie the men go to the sirens.While in Homer’s texts it states the sirens go to the men.

Body 2:The movie the odyssey and Homer’s text also have

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