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watch the film (O Brother, Where Art Thou?)
Please respond to the following question in a brief essay (250-300 words).  Your response should express your opinion and be logical, cohesive, grammatically correct.

Now that you have read Homer’s Odyssey and discussed the hero of the story in some detail, describe what aspects of Odysseus character the Coen brothers got “right” in their movie “O Brother Where Art Thou?”  What aspects did they get “wrong”? What about his relationships to his companions, his wife Penelope and those traditionally considered his “enemies”?

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