The three themes of “O Brother, Where art Thou?” and “The Adventure of Ulysses” Are pride, journey, and judgment. I think that these three themes are the most important to the two stories because they really describe the lesson and the moral of the story. In the two stories, Ulysses, and Everett (the main characters) show big strives and lessons that we might not see today but that can be very important to our thoughts and decisions that we make in the future. We see in the two stories that Ulysses and Everett are more alike than a person may think. They sometimes let things go to their heads for the pride that they have. We see this in both characters but in different situations. Like how Ulysses after defeating the cyclops he gives his name …show more content…
Everett was a guy to make choices on his toes but ones that he really always made for the best, like when Everett was in the barn and he had to keep saying “We're in a tight spot…” and I think that this really showed the choices that they did have and (to burn or to be arrested...they thought) I think in the end the choices from there on was the good ones that will change that way we see them in the further parts of the stories. And in the situation of Ulysses was a little different, looking back at the things that happened in his big quest one big one was the rocks. Him losing his ship and everything and his quest just being over. Or him making the decision to lose just six of his men and complete his quest. Sometimes there is not always the best judgment that could get you to the places needed but...know that the judgment you do take is the one that could keep you going or stop you in your tracks. In conclusion, I think that both Ulysses and Everett both make big decisions that affect their story future, (the rest of the story) but their pride, journey, and judgment was probably the ones that best suited their character and theme of both of their
...Nothing but fatal trouble shall we find here./ Pull away, then, and put the land astern.'" (Homer, 12. 350-355). Everett is also a great leader of his men. Being the only smart person of the group, he was forced to tell the other 2 exactly what to do, and he does a great job of it. This is especially shown when the trio comes upon a meeting of the KKK. Everett sees their friend Tommy and devises a plan, which he executes with the other 2 men helping him in order to save Tommy. His leadership in executing this plan was the only reason it worked, since the other men did their part and he did more than his. Both of these men are great leaders.
In both Homer’s The Odyssey and the film O Brother, Where Art Thou? the audience is given an opportunity to experience a spectacular adventure, filled with not only the sense of journey, but also the senses of peril and excitement. A tale about a Greek hero being compared to a film set in Middle America starring three jail-escapees seems rather far-fetched. However, upon closer inspection, both actually share a lot in common. The Odyssey stars Odysseus, a man famous for his heroics in the Trojan War. O Brother, Where Art Thou? shows a bit of a contrast by starring Ulysses, a former convict who escaped and began looking for “A Treasure”. So by default, one would assume that that these two stories would be completely different. However, it ends up being quite the opposite. The two stories are so remarkably alike that it is almost staggering. However, it may not just be simple similarities that make the two so alike. The main reasons why the two characters are so alike are not so much the actions that they take, as oppose to the overall human emotional aspect of the two pieces of work. For example, we see that both Odysseus and Ulysses are invested in their lives with their families, and as such, they never have a moment where they stop thinking about the lives they used to live. Both characters are extremely alike in terms of thoughts, skills, and experiences. They are both profound tacticians, as well as being rather strong and good looking men. So in the end, both of these men have plenty in common on the emotional and psychological levels.
Children are to be impressionable and easily persuaded. As a father Ulysses want to share a special bond with his daughter as she mirrors his believes through her everyday life and thinking. As someone who is indifferent to his teachings and ideology he feels that he has failed as a father. Even if Una had disagreed with his teachings, it would be preferable to enticing no emotion.
Prejudice, a preconceived opinion that is not based on reason nor actual experience, is an exceptionally large dilemma in society today. It is an every day reminder of how uncharitable we, as a human race, can be. Even in the early 1900s, as Harper Lee illustrates in her novel To Kill a Mockingbird, prejudiced assumptions have always been causing predicaments. To Kill a Mockingbird, an award winning novel written by Harper Lee, tells the story of how Scout and Jem Finch grows up in a small Southern town suffering through the Great Depression. In To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee expresses the theme of prejudice throughout the majority of her characters. Not only does she have many themes in her novel, but she is also able to incorporate them in many of her characters at once. The theme of prejudice is seen through Atticus Finch and Tom Robinson.
In Ithaca, the depth of Joyce's irony is displayed. The denouement of this odyssey is perfect for this story, while at the same time leaving us with the exact opposite of the resolution in the tale the book proclaims to emulate. Odysseus' public apotheosis parallels Bloom's private shame. The concise question and answer format which Ithaca adopts, found no where else in the book, is refereed to by many critics as reminiscent of a catechism. The description is well deserved given the overt religious themes in Ulysses. The almost mathematical precision of the text in juxtaposed with gut wrenching emotion surrounding infidelity. The parallels that one can draw between the characters of Ulysses and the Odyssey are perhaps the deepest in Ithaca while the themes and undertones of the work drift further apart.
A similarity found in the stories is that both protagonists were captured and trapped when they had their fall. In addition, the falls of both protagonists were not caused by personal weakness, but by a force more superior than their own. A difference found in these situations is that Everett was praying to God as a last resort, while Odysseus resorted to praying to on one. Also, during his fall, Odysseus had no companions by his side, while Everett had Pete and Delmar. These are the similarities and differences between the falls of both
...acter, who is patriotic and stands by what he beliefs, attributes that are important even today. His final decisions exemplify his courage, his loyalty and his individualism, urging the reader to follow these traits of Okonkwo into the 21st century, but also see history from more than one point of view. On the other hand, the Tempest illustrates the world of Elizabethan England, with Prospero being Shakespeare, who had to cater to his rich and poor audiences, in order to make a living. His play might end as a light comedy but it shows the serious restraints of society, where no one is free to act according to his own thoughts and one’s fate rests in the hands of someone else. These two stories, while different in so many ways, challenge the audience to think about life today and see how much the aspects of conformity and individualism continue to battle to this day.
What is innocence? Innocence can be defined in several different ways that include freedom of guilt and sin, total honesty, or lack of worldly knowledge. The story To Kill a Mockingbird takes place during the 1930’s in the small town of Maycomb, Alabama. Loss of innocence is the main theme that is depicted throughout the story. The first way this theme is shown in the story is through the trial of a black man by the name of Tom Robinson. In addition, this theme is shown through two men named Atticus Finch and Arthur “Boo” Radley. The final way loss of innocence is shown in the story is through Scout, Jem, and Dill as they see all the chaos and the morbid experiences that occur in the world around them. The story of all these people describes
The Film "O brother, where art thou?" The film O brother, where art thou? is set during the Great Depression of the 1930’s and emphasizes the struggle between the upper and lower classes by using a variety of cinematic devices. Through the use of these cinematic devices and comedic relief, the realities of the Depression are viewed without creating a stark, melancholy, documentary-styled film. Examples in this film of these cinematic devices used to show these realities include: bleak colors contrasting light and dark colors.
The book Uncle Tom’s Cabin is considered a classic. Many times classic lose some of their impact as time goes by but that is not the case with Harriet Beecher Stowe’s novel. It can be argued that the story has more meaning and impact now then it even did when it was first published. It is a glimpse into a dark period of American history that people have no actual frame of reference to understand. Books like Stowe’s puts a name and an emotional context to what can otherwise be viewed through a detached lens of indifference.
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'Ulysses' is both a lament and an inspiring poem. Even modern readers who are not so familiar with the classics, can visualize the heroic legend of Ulysses, and so is not prepared for what he finds in the poem— not Ulysses the hero but Ulysses the man.
...ween them. Even though they come from two completely different stories, one could see how similar they are. Macbeth being the main character in Macbeth and Miranda being a side character in The Tempest, they are so different, and yet so very the alike. Marilynn B. Brewer expands, “A model of optimal distinctiveness is proposed in which social identity is viewed as a reconciliation of opposing needs for assimilation and differentiation from others.” What she is trying to say is that you can see yourself in others and vis versa. Everyone is their own person, but you see the same qualities repeated throughout many people, fictional or nonfictional. Overall, these characters, Macbeth and Miranda, within these two plays can be compared and contrasted in many different ways, three of these ways are their conscious, how they treat others, and their position in the kingdom.
Odysseus and Ulysses have differences, but also similarities. The man's role in his son's life shifts once Telemachus matures. However, Odysseus and Ulysses portray similar characteristics - their love for their crew and their determination in achieving goals. The man is a born leader; he shows leadership in raising his son, caring for his crew, and ultimately, in taking charge of his life. The poets acclaim men who have direction in life to strive and attain goals.