Ulysses Mcgill's Conflicts In The Film O Brother Where Art Thou?

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Body 1 Ulysses Mcgill has to deal with many different and serious conflicts, both internally and externally.First, Ulysses must decide if he should pull over the car to hear the Sirens, even though he is already on the run and the police must be close. Second, Ulysses’ conflict with society is that, as a married husband on the run from the law, women, no matter how beautiful their voices may be, should not be on his mind. Lastly, Ulysses loses his compadre, Pete, has disappeared without a trace, leaving only a toad and his clothes in his wake. His conflicts within himself are not only affecting him within his own mind, but his behavior toward others are changed as well. BODY 2 The video clip from the movie, O Brother, Where Art Thou?,

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