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The Odyssey: Comparing The Book And Movie

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The Odyssey has been such a great experience and it’s amazing that this book has been around for so long. I will be comparing the scene where Odysseus was on Calypso's island and also when he was on the island of the cyclops. I’m also going to contrast the scene where he visits the island of Circe and when he encounters the sirens. There are many differences and many similarities between the book and the movie. If you were to make a movie that contained every detail from the book, the movie would be at least a day long. There are many spoilers in this essay, so if you do not want to hear those spoilers… then I suggest you exit now. The island of Calypso is known as a paradise. She is so beautiful and she falls in love so easily. Calypso falls

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