1. Other Character - Posiden
1.1. O' Brother - Prison Warden
1.1.1. Out to Everett and his "Men" because they excaped from prison
1.1.2. Thunder and lightning follow him where ever he goes
1.1.3. When the men meet Tommy he describes the devil as "White, as white as you folks...with empty eyes and a big hollow voice. He love to travel around with a mean old hound," which is a description which matches Sheriff Cooley and his dog.
1.2. Odyssey - Posidon
1.2.1. Out to get Odysseus and his crew because the stabbed Polyphemus's eye out
1.2.2. Also Posiden doesn't like Odysseus very much
1.2.3. Posidon is the brother of Zeus
2. Other Event
2.1. O' Brother
2.1.1. The three Harvey girls don't recognize their Father. Even when Evert tells them it's him, they don't believe him.
2.2. Odyssey
2.2.1. Telemachus doesn't recognize his own Father while he's disguised, and even when Odysseus reveals himself, Telemachus is still in disbelief and thinks that it is a God.
2.2.2. "You cannot be my father Odysseus! Meddling spirits conceived this trick to twist the knife in me!' said Telemachus
3. Heroic Protagonist
3.1. O' Brother - Ulysses Everett
3.1.1. Prison Run Away
3.1.2. Arrogant
3.1.3. Smart
3.1.4. Brave
3.2. Odyssey - Odysseus
3.2.1. War Soilder
3.2.2. Arrogant
3.2.3. Becomes A Good Leader
3.2.4. Quick Witted
3.2.5. Brave
3.2.6. Smart
3.3. O' Brother - Example (Smart)
3.3.1. Everett decided to dress up as guards during the KKK meeting to save Tommy
3.4. Odyssey - Example (Smart)
3.4.1. Odysseus and his crew hide under the sheep to escape from Polyphemus.
4. 5 Elements of an Epic
4.1. Supernatural Elements
4.1.1. O' Brother - Flood and Teresius
4.1.2. Odyssey - Greek gods (sirens, Posidon ect.)
4.2. Heroic Protagonist
4.2.1. O' Brother - Ulysses Everett
4.2.1.1. He gets his wife back, is a singer, saves Tommy, became friends with Pete and Delmar
4.2.2. Odyssey - Odysseus
4.2.2.1. He gets his wife, becomes closer with his son, gets his crew out of tough situations
4.3. Geographically Vast
4.3.1. O' Brother - Roads, Forests, Railroads
4.3.2. Odyssey - Sea and Islands Takes 20 Years
4.4. Reflects the Author's Culture
4.4.1. O' Brother - The Coen Brothers
4.4.1.1. The Coen Brothers are Jewish.
4.4.1.2. They were also born right after the Great Depression ended, which is the time setting for O' Brother.
4.4.2. Odyssey - Homer
4.4.2.1. Homer is Greek which may be why there are Greek gods in the Odyssey
4.4.2.2. The Odyssey shows the importance of women and guests in the Greek culture.
4.5. Journey/Quest
4.5.1. O' Brother - To excape from prison and see Penny
4.5.2. Odyssey - Get home from the battle in Troy and see his wife and son