Similarities Between O Brother Where Art Thou

The Odyssey by Homer, Odysseus encounters the trial of The Cyclops and he is put in the position where his survival is jeopardized and that leads to fear. In The Odyssey ,while Odysseus is venturing back to his homeland in Ithaca, one of the three trials he faces is a deadly cyclop. After experiencing the trial of the Lotus Eaters, Odysseus and his men sail to the islands of the Cyclops. When they land, the crew notices a lot of dairy and sheep. Odysseus and his crew explore the island and they meet a cyclop. The cyclop appears approachable and humane until he starts eating two of Odysseus’ men. Additionally, the cyclop keeps Odysseus and his men as hostages in his cave.“He clutched at my companions and caught two in his hands like squirming puppies to beat their brains out, spattering on the floor. Then, he dismembered them and made his meal, gaping and crunching like a mountain lion” (The Odyssey 233-237). Odysseus realizes that him and his men’s lives are in jeopardy if they do not find a way to escape the Cyclop, they will die. The horrific scene of when his men were severely beaten and killed causes Odysseus to fear but, actively think of a way to escape. Odysseus is aware that he can not just go and kill the Cyclop. He has to devise a smart and sly plan to inflict pain on it some way to escape and survive. His plan was to revert to violence by stabbing the Cyclop’s eye to take away his sense of sight so that they could have a swifter escape. Violence and fear are dependent to each other. If one feels very fearful they will go to the extreme to try to alleviate their

But the Cyclops doesn't care and eats some of his men. Then Odysseus guile comes in and he tells the Cyclops that his name is nobody and his ship is wrecked, so that the other Cyclops get confused when he calls for help and that he won't go and eat the rest of his men on the ship. Then he stabs the Cyclops eye and later leaves under the Cyclops sheep. When he escaped and is on the boat he yells to the Cyclops making fun of him putting himself and his men in danger. The Cyclops almost sinks their ship, but Odysseus keeps making fun of the Cyclops even if his men tell him not to. Another example of gods and monsters causing trouble for Odysseus is Circe. She seemed like a good person by inviting them in and feeding them, but she turned his men into pigs. Then Odysseus got help from another god so Circe couldn't hurt him. Then when she tries and it doesn't work she submits to him and lets his men go back into humans. But she tells him to stay and he stays for

Odysseus in the ancient epic The Odyssey, and Everett from O Brother, Where Art Thou? are very similar but also has its differences. The makers of O Brother, Where Art Thou? I believe did an amazing job making the epic and the film parallel. But also did a great job adding a little more modern things to the movie

Car vs. boat. The crew going to the sirens vs. the sirens coming to the crew. Similarities. Differences. Homer’s The Odyssey explained in great detail the adventures of him and his crew. However, the clip from the movie “O Brother Where Art Thou” displayed the adventures of The Odyssey in a later time period. The reader deciphered the similarities and diversities between the two texts. The two texts exhibited a few similarities and differences.

As different as Odysseus and jack may seem, they are surprisingly similar in multiple aspects. Jack, for example, is very arrogant at the beginning of the book, showing off to his friends saying things like “I can hit high c!” Odysseus in the same way was bragging to the Cyclops that he had blinded, shouting out whom he truly was and nearly getting himself and all of his men killed. Another aspect of similarity is their persistence. Jack will torch and comb through every bit of that island just to find and kill ralph, and Odysseus will hold on to an olive tree branch for hours just to wait for his raft to come back from the pits of Charybdis. Third, the two are both good leaders. Not to say that what they were doing was right, but jack could convince and encourage his band of boys to follow him and do whatever he said. Odysseus also inspired his men while fighting

One being that my great-grandfather was very prideful in his accomplishments like Odysseus. For example, my great-grandfather always stood with his head held high and made sure people knew he was proud of himself. Odysseus showed his pride in the Trojan War, through his “bravery and skill in fighting which were demonstrated repeatedly, and his wiliness is shown most notably in the night expedition he undertakes with Diomedes against the Trojans” (Britannica). Another similarity that stood out to me was that my great-grandfather and Odysseus were both smart men that had to overcome several obstacles to achieve the things that they wanted on earth. In both stories, I also saw, that they shared a similarity in meaning because my great-grandfather was a man of courage and a heart full of love just like Odysseus, who was fierce and courageous. Odysseus was willing to sacrifice anything for the people he loved. Although the storylines were different and both men were on two different paths, they both wanted the same things. In my great-grandfather story, people thought highly of him for his actions. People also, thought highly of Odysseus. For example, in the ancient story Penelope said, "Odysseus wrought no wrong in deed or word to any man in the land, as the wont is of divine kings—one man they hate and another they love. Yet he never wrought iniquity at all to

After Odysseus and his men stabbed Polyphemus in the eye, they initiated their escape, but before they could escape Polyphemus blocked the entrance of the cave, only allowing his sheep escape the cave. While some of his men were eaten, Odysseus devised a plan to get around Polyphemus. Odysseus and his men would cover themselves with sheep to escape the cave. Polyphemus would only feel the wool of the sheep and not the men themselves. This clever and resourceful act is one of the many examples of the cleverness of Odysseus.

A simple Texan on the run and a poor child who grows into an ambitious and educated young man. No Country For Old Men, a novel by McCarthy, and Great Expectations, a novel by Charles Dickens, seem to have next to nothing in relation. However, upon closer inspection, the pair, while with greatly contrasting plots, tackle the same issue of morality, identity, and guilt. The protagonists of No Country For Old Men--Chigurh, the Sheriff-- have a slightly varied yet similar take on their morality. While Chigurh changes philosophy depending on the situation, the sheriff struggles with how morality should play in the world filled with violence and lawlessness when all he desires is justice. Charles Dickens also tackles the question of morality through his protagonist, Pip, who desires for self-improvement, and uses his moral conscience to justify himself and guide his future actions.

When him and his soldiers were trapped in the Cyclops's cave Odysseus did come up with some really smart things to do in that situation. One of the good ideas was not telling the Cyclops what his real name is. Instead he decided to tell him, his name was “no one”, so when someone would ask the Cyclops who stabbed his eye he would respond with “no one” ,and they would just ignore him and not be worried about him. Since the Cyclopes couldn’t see who or what would leave the cave he would feel what would pass him, and Odysseus realized that he would let the sheep walk passed him. Odysseus came up with a plan to cover themselves with sheep fur to pass by the Cyclopes without him finding out or eat them.

In both The Odyssey and The Aeneid, the heroes are on separate journeys to ultimately find their home. Odysseus is returning after a long war, while Aeneas is seeking to establish Rome. Along the way, both men engage in various battles, but their responses to the conflicts they face show a clear separation in the way these great men think and behave. Odysseus is a head-strong, nearly reckless leader whose excessive pride, or hubris, gets his men involved in many scrapes that cost valuable lives. Such is the case in Odysseus’ dealings with Polyphemus, the Cyclops. His men insist that they load animals aboard the ship and flee to safety, away from the land of giants (Homer 9.241-246). Instead of following the advice of his crewmen, Odysseus admits, “Ah, / how sound that was! Yet I refused. I wished / to see the caveman, what he had to offer –” (9.247-249). Even though he knows that setting

Narrator: Odysseus and his crew landed on an island that was close to the land of the Cyclopes. They observed the large beings from afar, feasting on the wildlife that roamed the land. They decided to set sail towards the land after a couple of days. As Odysseus and his associates were navigating along the cove, the group came across a cavern that had livestock in a sheepfold. Products of dairy were plenteous in the hollow; it was the domicile of a Cyclops. Odysseus’ crew only wanted to purloin the animals and food and abscond. Odysseus desired more than something as mere as food and livestock. The men hid as they saw the large being enter the cave and place wood into the blaze of the fireplace. The large creature spotted the men in the corner

The Odyssey’s main character Odysseus has quite a lot in common with the main character Pip from Great Expectations. Pip and Odysseus are both on a journey, though the two don’t have the same goals they both go under some pretty important things. Pip and Odysseus both share similar characteristics. Pip and Odysseus are both brave and loyal.. Not only do Pip and Odysseus share similar characteristics, the two both go on a journey.

Odysseus is always striving to get home to his wife, and he finally returns after twenty years, only to return to a house full of suitors eating and taking all of his stuff. He takes back what is his in a victorious battle with his son and servants. How are these two heroes similar? Could it be the way they rush into battle? How are they different?

I find it so interesting The Odyssey and Great Expectations are so similar and come from extremely different time periods. First off, they are similar because of their personality traits. Odysseus and pip are similar with their curiosity. In the odyssey, Odysseus does many things that curiosity gets the better of him. From wanting to hear the sirens song, to wanting to see what polyphemus looks like, they all have ended with death in one way or another.

Between the two stories there are plenty of similarities, yet there are enough differences to create two distinct morals between the two. For example both of the heroes turn down the offer of immortality from a goddess who wishes to keep the heroes to themselves. The difference lies in the reasoning for the decision to reject the offer. Odysseus does it because he realizes the entire point of this return journey