Similarities Between Odysseus And James Bond

Both Odysseus, the Greek legend from, The Odyssey, and James Bond from the James Bond series, played by Sean Connery, define the qualities of a hero through being physically strong, showing cleverness, and having a fatal flaw, which proves that the definition of heroism has not changed overtime. Odysseus is a warrior who is physically tough and built while James bond is a spy who is strong and muscular, showing that although they are both heroes from different times the definition of heroism has not changed. For example, before Odysseus is about to fight a beggar, he demonstrates his strength because of “his boxer’s broad shoulders, his massive chest and burly arms on full display” (Homer 377). Like Odysseus, while confronted with a gun by Mr. Goldfinger on a plane, James Bond quickly

As well as proving heroes by being physically strong, Odysseus and James Bond show their cleverness through making smart plans and clever strategies to overcome obstacles further showing how heroism does not change over time. To expand, when Odysseus needs to trick a Cyclops to release them from his cave, he cleverly tells the cyclops that “Nobody--- that’s my name. Nobody--- so my mother and father call me, all my friends’” (Homer 223). Similar to Odysseus, when James Bond must fight an assassin one on one, he uses his smarts to lure the man to a set of metal bars, and as the assassin grabs the bars James Bond quickly grabs an open electric wire and touches it to the bars, electrocuting his opponent. (Hamilton, Goldfinger). Although Odysseus and James Bond both use clever plans to confront their obstacles, they are both set back by fatal flaws, proving that heroism has remained the same. To start, after Odysseus and his crew have escaped from the cyclops, the hero desires credit for his cunning plan, so he shouts back at the beast, “if any man on the face of the earth should ask you who blinded you, shamed you so--- say Odysseus, raider of cities” (Homer