O Brother Where Art Thou

The brilliant, entertaining and richly inventive comedy about three escaped convicts in the 1930s.

Contents

Introduction	3	Study Guide
Suggested teaching plan	4	Introduction	2
Resources	5	The Complex Makeup of a Movie	3
Plot	6	Analysing the Plot	4
Narrative Structure Answer Guide	13	Setting	11
Motifs and Symbols	17	Characterisation	12
Vocabulary and Research	18	Themes	14
Scene Analysis	19	Parallels with Odyssey	15
Scene by Scene commentary	20	Genre	16
Setting	30	Scene List	19
Characters	33	Montage	21
Themes	38	Review	22
Parallels with The Odyssey	39	Useful Quotations	23
Other Allusions	41	Glossary	26
Colour and Light	43
Music	44	Write-on Worksheets
Genre	45	Study Record	29
The Coens as ‘Auteurs’	50	Plot Outline	30
Assignment & Assessment Tasks	53	Character Match-up	31
Quizzes	54	Opening Sequence Worksheets	32
Song List	62
Trivia	63
Cast	64
Awards	65
Unit outline	66