Odysseus treats his men with respect if they can do their jobs right but still at least he respects them. Everett treats his friends like his brothers but, when they make a bad decision he doesn’t let it go easily. Both are men that are trying to get back to their wife and find out that it’s unlikely but still try their hardest. Odysseus’ wife had a bunch of suiters attempting to marry her, yet she holds strong and waits for her husband to come back. Everett’s wife was engaged to be married and had already stopped wanting to marry him. He didn’t give up throughout his journey and eventually got her to see that he was the better choice than her old