O Brother is a modern adaptation of The Odyssey

1. Odysseus

1.1. odysseus is a war hero

1.2. odysseus has a crew

1.3. he was supposedly killed in the war

1.4. odysseus escapes from calypso

2. Teiresias

2.1. teiresias lives in the land of the dead

2.2. teiresias is blind

2.3. he tells odysseus he will arrive home by strange sail

3. Epic

3.1. the odyssey takes place on many islands, oceans, and other worlds

3.2. odysseus is a hero-like figure

3.3. homer was not alive when the odyssey took place

3.4. odysseus is celebrates in the end

3.5. supernatural beings/events: ex// poseidon, calypso, polyphemus, athena, etc.

4. Ulysses Everett

4.1. ulysses is a fugitive

4.2. he has two men he escaped with

4.3. he was supposedly hit by a train

4.4. ulysses escapes from jail

5. Prophet

5.1. the prophet is a homeless man

5.2. the prophet is blind

5.3. he tells ulysses that he will go on a long journey to get home

6. Epic

6.1. o brother takes place over a large portion of mississippi and kentucky

6.2. ulysses is a hero-like figure

6.3. the coen brothers were not alive during the depression

6.4. ulysses is celebrates in the end

6.5. supernatural beings/events: ex// fate