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

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Comparison Essay The Odyssey by Homer was a great book though the movie ‘O Brother Where Art Thou?’ had a great story line, I have to say that the book was better. Not only was the book more detailed and easily understood, it held my attention. Unlike the movie, it picked up sometimes but I was utterly bored and lost focus for most of it. Comparing the book and the movie there were many differences and similarities. For instance the book and the movie both start off with an invocation to the Muse. The narrator starts of with asking the Muse for inspiration so that he may tell the story of Odysseus. In the movie the narrator also says “ Sing in me O’Muse”, which is similar to how the book starts off with “ Sing to me of the man, Muse,..”.

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