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Compare And Contrast The Odyssey And O Brother Where Art Thou
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The Odyssey and O Brother Where Art Thou?, are very similar in describing what the society consisted of. They are many society groups and individuals that represent and characterise the Ancient Greek Mythology. These both stories describe men in search of a treasure and all the obstacles they have to comfort in able to obtain it. In The Odyssey and O Brother Where Art Thou? were written in a different era, but they both illustrate the Ancient Greek Mythology. Many would say that The Odyssey and O Brother Where Art Thou? are very different, however they both share the same concept just written in a different period of time.
Firstly, as the story begins in The Odyssey and O Brother Where Art Thou?, a group of men

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