... , that is - and not the Greek Isle) and to his beloved wife, Penny. 80% of "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" is about the differing obstacles Ulysses Everett McGill encounters on his unusual journey home. By the time Everett makes it home, it seems that he's done a little changing and growing up, too. ... similarities do not jump out, they become apparent with deeper analysis. In the Odyssey, Odysseus's wife, Penelope has many suitors trying to court her. In the film, Ulysses wife, Penny, is about to marry her suitor, Waldrip. Odysseus has one son, Telemachus, but Ulysses has six daughters al...

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