allegory
Watched O Brother Where Are Thou? with HY last night. Thinking that it was some lighthearted southern getaway comedy, the Coen brothers deployed Homer's Odyssey and some biblical references as the base for the plot. In other words, you might leave the theatre feeling like a literary dumb dumb. This experience was like reading Spenser's The Faerie Queene, which I felt fairly insecure without having a complete knowledge of the religious symbols that did not come at hand. Though tutor advices me, "Don't let the allegories meddle with you, and you shall not be meddled with the allegories". Hum... These words of wisdom made me bail out the book once again. Anyways, highly recommended film if you're not too drowsy and can handle the southerner accent. I, on the other hand, should pick up Homer again, especially when HY who claims he has no interest in classics whatsoever actually managed to correct my misconception of Greek mythology.