Against his advice, however, Odysseus rushes to save his men from the enchantress.” This is another example of how even when it would much simpler to simply run away Odysseus shows how persistent he is when confronted with a great foe. …show more content…
This common theme is the characteristic of staying strong or persistent in the face of danger or adversity. Even though both stories have this theme “The Odyssey” portrays it a bit more. While “O Brother, Where Art Thou” has many instances of the theme it doesn’t have the characters putting themselves in as much danger as often as “The Odyssey” does. “The Odyssey” also has more instances where Odysseus can choose to forgo more danger than in “O Brother, Where Art Thou”. As such “The Odyssey” can be looked at more as a shining example of staying persistent in the face of