Three works of literature have many key ideas, and most of them can be found to compare and contrast with each other. Religion is a major idea through the world; there are many varieties and various denominations. Each religion has their views and beliefs that are spread through the followers of each particular religion. In Siddhartha, a book by Hermann Hesse, it shows a variation between Buddhism and atheist. In The Odyssey, a book by …showed first 75 words of 461 total…

…showed last 75 words of 461 total…at one with god, he will not beg." showing he does believe in a higher power. Yet, Ernest Hemingway says " all thinking men are atheist." The works of literature show religion in many different forms and compare and contrast with each other in many ways. Ralph Waldo Emerson said "The religion of one age is the literary entertainment of the next." Which are direct examples of Siddhartha, The Odyssey and many other works of literature.