O Brother, Where Art Thou

English 9 name: Mrs. Sharp period:

O Brother, Where Art Thou Film Comparison

Directions: While watching the movie, O Brother, Where Art Thou, answer the following questions with as much detail as possible. These questions will help you gather information for the comparison assignment at the conclusion of the movie.

1. What does the first scene depict?

2. Who are the three main characters? Describe them. Ulysses Everett McGill:

Pete Hogwallop:

Delmar O’Donnell:

3. Who do the three characters meet on the railroad? What does he tell them?

4. What are the characters in search of?

5. How long do the boys have to get to the treasure? What will happen if they don’t make it?

6. Who is looking for the boys? Use an educated guess if you are unsure.

7. Who is Menelaus “Pappy” O’Daniel?

8. What does Everett want to do with his share of the treasure? 9. What does Pete hear that causes him to get out of the car? What happens to Pete?

10. Who do Everett and Delmar meet in the restaurant? What does he do?

11. What does “Big Dan” do to the boys when they are having a picnic?

12. Who is looking for the boys? Were you correct earlier?

13. What does Everett discover when he finds his children? What do they tell him?

14. What does the Governor do to the boys at the political rally? Why?

15. What is the boys’ fate? Connect this event to the earlier in the film (Man on the railroad track).

Take notes throughout the movie comparing events/people to events/people that we read about in The Odyssey.