O Brother Where Art Thou Character Analysis

Vicious predator women, tempting songs, and wax in his men's ears. Odysseus and his men face many obstacles on their way home as well as the three men from “O Brother Where Art Thou.” Each of these sources also display similarities and differences. Some versions of the text are more compelling than others. In Homer’s text, he states “she bids us, first, avoid the dangerous song” which explains that there are tempting women singing to Odysseus and his squadron. Similarly, in “O Brother, Where Art Thou?” the three men heard the Sirens singing through the woods which coerced the men to follow the dangerous song. Homer also talks about the Sirens stating “of the sweet Sirens and their flowery meads” alike in the movie the men discovered the Sirens in the woods.(O Brother, Where Art Thou?) The author, Homer, also states “Odysseus, chief by ev’ry tongue o hither steer thy bark” conveying that the Sirens were calling Odysseus to them while in the movie, the men went to the Sirens. As well as portraying similarities, the text and the movie clip also display differences.

Some of these differences include the men driving a truck rather that rowing a boat. In the text, Homer states “My gallant bark approached the Siren’s Isle” while in the movie clip, the three men are driving a truck when they hear the Sirens. Another difference is in the movie, the men went to the Sirens, while in the text, the Sirens approached Odysseus and his squadron stating “avoid the dangerous song.” Lastly, a third difference between the text and the video is that Odysseus fills his men's ears with wax. “A waxen cake, chafed it and moulded it between my palms…with that liniment I fill’d the ears of my companions, man by man” explains how Odysseus stuffed wax in his men's ears contrasting to “O Brother Where Art Thou” in which none of the men have wax in their