Compare And Contrast The Odyssey And O Brother Where Art Thou

The Odyssey is regarded as one of the greatest written Epics, O Brother, Where Art Thou? was nominated for the best motion picture in the 2001 Golden Globe Awards. The Odyssey follows the journey of the greatest hero ever written, Odysseus, home. The movie O Brother, Where Art Thou? explores Everett, Pete and Delmar’s journey as they search for a similar hidden treasure. The Odyssey and the movie O Brother, Where Art Thou have very similar elements yet both have their versions of the story: the similarities/differences are: both epics explore how sometimes trickery can overcome brute force and sometimes it does not, similarly the book and movie illustrate how temptation can triumph over common sense yet some can control their temptations while …show more content…
Everett’s wife penny is going to marry her fiancé very soon. Before the tournament to win Penelope’s hand in marriage started she explained “Who sends an arrow through iron axe-helve sockets, twelve in line? I join my life with his,” In the movie Penny divorced her husband, Everett while he was in prison, and got engaged to someone else and so Everett escaped the prison where he was held and began his journey home. When he made it home, he convinced his wife to come back to him and she broke off her engagement and married Everett. In both The Odyssey, and O Brother, Where Art Thou? there was someone who wanted to marry the hero’s wife, and the hero defeated the suitors and got back together with his wife. However, In The Odyssey there were multiple suitors, in O Brother, Where Art Thou? there was only one, in The Odyssey Penelope did not invite the suitors, they came in on their own, in O Brother, Where Art Thou? Penny chose her fiancé. The hero (Odysseus) in The Odyssey killed the other suitors, the hero (Everett) in O Brother, Where Art Thou? got Penny to leave her fiancé instead of killing Penny’s …show more content…
have some very similar elements such as the Polyphemus the Cyclops and Big Dan, the Sirens and the girls by the river, The Suitors and Penny’s fiancé, Tiresias & the Blind Seer. Polyphemus and Big Dan, both beat the heroes, but the hero did beat them, the sirens and the girls by the river tried to end the hero’s quest, but the hero resisted and got over them. The suitors and Penny’s fiancé wanted to marry the hero’s wife and eventually the hero beat them and took back his wife, and Tiresias & the Blind Seer both gave the hero a prophecy about their quest. In conclusion The Odyssey and the movie: O Brother, Where Art Thou? had very similar events, therefore, the movie and book are very