Odysseus O Brother Where Art Thou

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A theme is a message of lesson that is usually taught within a story, movie, or play. An extremely popular theme in movies and books is staying strong when under distress. Many examples of this theme can be seen recent movies and books such as “O Brother, Where Art Thou.” There are also examples of this theme in older books and movies such as “The Odyssey.” Regardless of their age, though both stories have an important message that they are attempting to portray. In the story of “The Odyssey” there are many instances where the idea of showing persistence in the face of adversity is shown. One of the first dangers Odysseus and his men face is a giant known as Polyphemus. When one of Odysseus’ men asks why they can’t just take the giant’s cheese and animals while running to the ship, the text says, “How sound that was! Yet I refused. I wished to see the caveman, what he had to …show more content…
Against his advice, however, Odysseus rushes to save his men from the enchantress.” This is another example of how even when it would much simpler to simply run away Odysseus shows how persistent he is when confronted with a great foe. …show more content…
This common theme is the characteristic of staying strong or persistent in the face of danger or adversity. Even though both stories have this theme “The Odyssey” portrays it a bit more. While “O Brother, Where Art Thou” has many instances of the theme it doesn’t have the characters putting themselves in as much danger as often as “The Odyssey” does. “The Odyssey” also has more instances where Odysseus can choose to forgo more danger than in “O Brother, Where Art Thou”. As such “The Odyssey” can be looked at more as a shining example of staying persistent in the face of