This comparative paper addresses similarities between the characters, plot, and settings of the two writings. It goes into
great detail in each instance of
parallelism between "The Mill on The Floss" and "The Odyssey and The Iliad". Temptation and suffering are
important themes that both Homer and Eliot consider important aspects of plot development and structure. The writer shows that character parallels exist between the two texts because of Eliot's intentional assignment of roles from other texts to her characters.