Odyssey

Ulysses Everett McGill, Epic Hero or Not?
In folktales, legends, mythology, and even the Bible, people are told stories of men with unimaginable strength. They perform heroic feats and give service to the people they love. In the Old English epic The Odyssey, by Homer, people are enlightened of another such hero. Odysseus, the main character of the epic, is very much an epic hero, as is Ulysses Everett McGill in the movie O’ Brother, Where Art Thou?. The movie O Brother, Where Art Thou? is based on The Odyssey by Homer. The epic poem ...