O, Brother, Where Art Thou Compared to The Odyssey – Flashcards
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Blind railroad conductor prophesizes the future of the main characters.
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Tiresias prophesizes the future of Odysseus and his crew in Land of the Dead.
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Ulysuss Evert McGee: Cunning, quick-tongued, sharp, leader, wants to go home and see his family.
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Odysseus: Cunning, quick-tongued, sharp, leader, wants to go home to see his family.
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Characters disguised as KKK to free Tommy.
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Odysseus and his crew hide under the sheep to escape from Polyphemus.
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Big Dan T's death by the flaming, wooden cross.
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Polyphemus' blindness caused by the flaming spear.
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Evert's constant concern for his hair. (Use of hair products and hair nets, his pride.)
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Odysseus' pride and tragic flaw.
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Singing about their lives for money.
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Odysseus telling King Alcinous about his tale for a ship ride home.
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Pete and Delmar: Go along with everything Evert suggests, Pete ends up going to jail again and all three become outlaws because of it.
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Odysseus' crew: Go along with everything Odysseus suggests, end up dead because of it.
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Wear beards/disguises to sneak into political rally so Evert can talk to Penny.
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Odysseus is disguised by Athena so he may talk to Penny at his house without the suitors knowing.
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The baptizing scene: Pete and Delmar repent their sins, while Evert does not. They feel happy and forget about the treasure for awhile.
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The Lotus Eater: Some of Odysseus' crew eat the lotus, but Odysseus doesn not. They are happy and forget of home.
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Pete's betraying cousin reports the three convicts to the police.
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Not directly paralleled, but represents the obstacles that had to be overcome in order to achieve their goal.
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Governer Menelaus (Pappy O'Daniel Flower) trying to maintain control.
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King Menelaus.
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Three girls singing in the river
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The Sirens
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Big Dan T has one eye; "kills their friend"; attacks them.
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Polyphemus, the cyclops; kills crew members; attacks them all.
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The sheriff in pursuit of the escaped convicts.
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Zeus getting angry with the crew and killing them... I think.
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The three Harvey girls don't recognize their Father. Even when Evert tells them it's him, they don't believe him.
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Telemachus doesn't recognize his own Father while he's disguised, and even when Odysseus reveals himself, Telemachus is still in disbelief and thinks that it is a God.
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Vernon T. Waldrup
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The suitors.
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Penny: Loves Evert but almost decides on Vernon. Although, in the end, she decides on Evert. Refused to acknowledge he was there.
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Penelope: Loves Odysseus but decides to hold a contest for the suitors, but she ends up with Odysseus. Refused to believe it was actually him.
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Evert has to get the wedding rings in order to marry Penny.
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The bed test.
