Use the chart below to compare the story of The Odyssey to the movie O, Brother Where Art Thou.
The Odyssey
Main character: Odysseus
Journey home from Trojan War
Home: Ithaca, a Greek island
Wife: Penelope
Sin of PRIDE
Encounters unusual obstacles on his way home
Cyclops (one-eyed monster). Poked in the eye
with a stick
Lotus Eaters: mesmerizing, drug-like effect
In Circe's land, she turns his men into swine.
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
The Odyssey
Odysseus descends to the gates of Hades to
meet with the prophet Tiresias.
Sirens (women) bathing on the rocks by the
water, seduces/hypnotizes w/ song
After the Sirens Odysseus finds himself on the
Isle of Helios (god of the sun) where his men,
despite Odysseus' warnings, kill some of the
cattle and feast on it.
Odysseus’ son doesn’t recognize him when he
gets home
Odysseus changes/grows up during the journey
O Brother, Where Art Thou?