The epic work of Homer entitled The Odyssey has transcended its ideals of individualism, jealously, religion, and the intrinsic and universal aspects of being human throughout time and has paved the way for an abundance of other movies and stories to embody the same nature as itself. In the year 2000, the movie, O Brother Where Art Thou, was released as an adaptation of Homer’s classic novel The Odyssey. Even though O Brother Where Art Thou is not a complete reincarnation of the original masterpiece, there are still a vast amount of similarities between the two works of art.
Throughout the movie, there are quite a few similarities between the plots, themes, and characters of the book but they are looked upon in a more “liberal” kind of way (this liberal way will be explain later). For example, the main character of the movie is Everett Ulysses. It is widely known that Ulysses is the Roman name version of Odysseus. In the beginning of the movie, we are introduced to two other characters besides Everett. These two people are named Pete and Delmar. Everett has promised Pete and Delmar that if they help him escape the chain gang in which they are confined to

Another comparison between the two stories is in storytelling by the prophets. In the movie, after Everett, Pete, and Delmar escape the chain gang, they find themselves on a railroad cart with a man is only known as “No Name.” He tells them of the journey that they are about to embark upon as well as the hardships and loss of fortune that they will encounter. In the book, Teiresias gives them the exact same information as the “No Name” character in the movie. Once they plunge into their journey, Pete makes Everett pull over to the side of the road. When they get out of the car, they come across three beautiful women singing while washing their clothes. These women are used in the movie as a direct link to the women in the book called the Sirens. There is a large contrast between the book and movie during the Sirens scene. In the book, only Odysseus was allowed to hear the Sirens sing, while in the movie, all of the men were able to hear the Sirens sing. This arouses a very interesting point. It is not clearly noted whether or not any of the characters embody the literary Odysseus more than the other. At times, Everett is looked upon as the character