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    Odysseus to stay tied up so he wouldn’t jump over board. In the film “O Brother Where Art Thou” it emphasized the gorgeous sirens‚the enchanted spell‚and one poor soul that disappeared. In Atwood’s poem highlighted certain attributes of the story like the sirens song and how the sirens didn’t want to bet there. These sources stress certain attributes ‚but they also fail to to include key aspects as well. “O Brother Where Art Thou” doesn’t admit the details such as the men didn’t have any wax in

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    The part I liked most about O BrotherWhere Art Thou in relation to the Odyssey is the way George Clooney’s character brings out the silver tongue aspect of Odysseus’ act. He uses jargon and ’big words’ that befuddle and charm anyone he directs his words toward. For example‚ in one of the first scenes of the movie‚ Everett tries to befuddle the other escapees into electing him as their leader by throwing difficult words at them. To be honest‚ I was surprised they understood him enough to understand

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    The movie “O BrotherWhere Art Thou” is remarkably similar to Homer’s “Odyssey” in both plot and character description. Many stories and movies have been based on the same plot as The Odyssey‚ but one movie in particular did a wonderful job in comparing the two stories‚ “O BrotherWhere Art Thou.” “O BrotherWhere Art Thou” is about a man who has to break out of jail to stop his wife from marrying another man and includes his voyage home. “The Odyssey” is about the adventures and misfortunes

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    April 2014 The Odyssey vs. O BrotherWhere Art Thou? The movie O BrotherWhere Art Thou? is about a group of three convicts who encounter many unique events in search for a lost treasure. The story The Odyssey is about a Spartan army that faces many difficult challenges in order to make it home. O BrotherWhere Art Thou? and The Odyssey have many similarities and differences‚ especially involving the main characters. The similarities between O BrotherWhere Art Thou? and The Odyssey are crucial

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    17 November 2014 “O Brother Where Art Thou” Rhetorical Analysis Sometimes leaders can get distracted‚ even the great ones‚ but it is their job to realize that they made a mistake and must suffer the consequences. Some leaders only lead for the glory. Everett from O Brother Where Art Thou is an amazing leader and his men looked up to him. Although Everett can be considered a good leader‚ throughout the journey he usually seems to care for his own self. Although the Coen Brothers appear to provide

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    self control is very evident in O Brother Where Art Thou? as well as in The Odyssey‚ these stories portray how engrained this problem is‚ and are evidence to how long lack of control has been pervasive in society. These two sources parallel an idea‚ however the actual events that take place are much different. The numerous events that show lack of self control occur in both the book and the film‚ however they are revealed in different fashions. O Brother Where Art Thou? is a modern retelling of the

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    movie "O Brother Where Art Thou‚" has a similar plot and is based on The Odyssey. In the movie‚ Ulysses Everett McGill is the main character played by George Clooney. Everett and Odysseus both encounter different struggles in their journeys throughout the movie and the book; however‚ both characters ’ main goal was to be reunited with their families back home. The first and most obvious similarity between the movie and the text are the main character ’s names. In "O Brother Where Art Thou‚" Ulysses

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    and films‚ one of the many being O BrotherWhere Art Thou. After personally reading both The Odyssey and watching O BrotherWhere Art Thou‚ I have noticed that characters from each have many similarities as well as differences. For instance‚ Odysseus from the Odyssey is very similar as well as slightly different from Ulysses Everett McGill from O BrotherWhere Art Thou. In O BrotherWhere Art Thou‚ the main character Ulysses Everett McGill is on a journey trying to get back home to his family

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    Pre AP English 9 5/9/2012 O Brother‚ This is Not Even Close To the Odyssey Everyone loves to immerse themselves into a dramatic and extraordinary story with evil monsters‚ brave hero’s‚ and the desperate will to survive. It allows you to escape your troubles and take you to a new and exiting please with each and every second. However‚ there are some stories that simply do not capture the essence of breathtaking adventure. The movie O BrotherWhere Art Thou? created by the comedic team of

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    The hero’s journey is a common theme in Greek literature. It follows the story of an individual who has acted upon a call to adventure‚ gets entangled in numerous challenges along the way‚ experiences a major change‚ and then faces a difficult return home‚ which is also filled with challenges. This theme can be seen in Homer’s Odyssey as well as in Ethan and Joel Coen’s film O BrotherWhere Art Thou? Both of these stories start in the later half of the hero’s journey‚ with the hero escaping from

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