Comparing Homer's The Odyssey And O Brother Where Art Thou?

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“The Odyssey” by Homer is an epic poem said to be written by its author based off a true hero’s journey. This story was written over the 8th century but the tale had been told from generation to generation many centuries before it was put on paper. “O Brother, Where Art Thou?” was released in the year 2000 by the Coen brother’s how claim this adventure - comedy film has been base on the book of Homer. The movie is protagonized by George Clooney as Ulysses, a prisoner that escapes form his sentence with two other companions in the search for fortune in a buried treasure. Homer’s epic The Odyssey and Ethan Coen and Joel Coen’s movie O Brother, Where Art Thou? have as much similarities as differences. The settings differ in both pieces, and in
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    “The Odyssey” by Homer is an epic poem said to be written by its author based off a true hero’s journey. This story was written over the 8th century BCE but the tale had been told from generation to generation many centuries before it was put on paper. “O Brother, Where Art Thou?” was released in the year 2000 by the Coen brother’s how claim this adventure - comedy film has been based on the book of Homer. The movie is protagonized by George Clooney as Ulysses, a prisoner that escapes form his sentence

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