Does Babyface Nelson represent anyone from The Odyssey?
It's common knowledge (and stated in the movie) that O, Brother, Where Art Thou? is based on the Greek Epic The Odyssey by Homer.
Most of the O, Brother characters have parallels in The Odyssey. But I can't find anyone who seems to match the bank robber George 'Babyface' Nelson.
George Nelson was a real bank robber, so it's possible he was just part of the story, and wasn't necessarily taken from The Odyssey... but I'm hoping there's a connection I'm missing.
Best Answer
George ‘Babyface’ Nelson is Achilles.
You can read about it in Achilles and Baby Face Nelson: Modernization of Character in O Brother, Where Art Thou? by Carrie A. Alhelm-Sizelove.
Nelson, like Achilles, is a person who fights for his ego and to gain fame. As Achilles fought in the Trojan war for fame, George is robbing banks during the Great Depression not to help the poor people but to get known. There is no deeper motive behind their doing. And George’s Achilles’ heel is his baby face.
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They are Ulysses Everett McGill (George Clooney), Pete (John Turturro) and Delmar (Tim Blake Nelson).How does O Brother relate to the Odyssey?
In the text, The Odyssey was written by Homer and the movie O Brother, Where Art Thou Directed by Joel and Ethan Coen both authors deal with the main idea loyalty. Both stories have loyalty as the theme because in the Odyssey Odysseus wife was loyal to him for 20 years while he was gone.Who is Babyface in O Brother Where Art Thou?
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Both the Odyssey and O'Brother end in a similar fashion. Throughout the poem, Odysseus is driven by the need to get home after discovering his wife is being forced to remarry. A group of 100 potential suitors have arrived at Odysseus home, and are refusing to leave until Penelope picks a husband.Baby Face Nelson (1996) C. Thomas Howell - True Crime HD
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