The Odyssey is one of the oldest stories ever written and it is amazing how it has remained for so many years. It's very cool to see such an old tale being interpreted in an extremely different time period and in an almost completely different storyline. O brother, where are you? is a brilliant film. It makes the movie much more meaningful when you've read the book and can make connections. At the beginning of the film it is stated that it is based on The Odyssey and with all the appearances of similar characters and events, it would be extremely difficult to write a three page article on how O Brother, Where Art- you? is not based on The Odyssey. Speaking of which, oh brother, where are you? is based on many characters and events from The Odyssey. Ulysses Everett McGill plays Ulysses, the hero of The Odyssey. First of all, they are both the main characters in their stories. They have similar characteristics, such as being charismatic, vain and being a strong leader. This is all typical of being a main character. It's interesting that in the movie, Everett was a terrible fighter, unlike Ulysses. In every situation he was beaten and then had to defeat the opponent with his brains. Ulysses was most certainly a “Dapper Dan Man”. A connection between this could be that it shows the character's arrogance in always having to look and smell good all the time or how they are both so important. Another obvious connection is the Cyclops. During Odysseus's journey, he meets a one-eyed giant who is a shepherd. Everett encounters a similar character. He's a big Bible salesman who beats him and Delmar and kills the toad they think is their friend Pete. Odysseus defeats the Cyclops by stabbing him in the eye with a wooden stick...... middle of paper ......laus is the name of the king of Sparta who fought alongside Odysseus. In the film, Ulysses, Pete, and Delmar float on a coffin after the area his house is located in floods; In The Odyssey, Odysseus sails on a raft for 17 days before Poseidon destroys it. The challenger in the race for governor is Homer. The Odyssey is a great read and I think it is very important that we read it in high school. Contrary to Mr. C's belief that every story is a ripoff of The Odyssey, I think it's only because it's so old and there are so many different parts to the book that each new one story cannot help but contain a part of The Odyssey. . O brother, where are you? is seriously one of my favorite films and it's such a pleasure to understand the story better. With so many references to points and characters, O Brother, Where Art Thou? is obviously based on The Odyssey.