The Racist Underworld

The Journey to the Underworld

Odysseus' journey to the underworld is symbolically shown in the film in the KKK scene. The three escapees descend down into the KKK meeting to save Tommy from the lynch mob. The landscape is made up of stone and a lot of fire rages, most prominently from a flaming cross at the head of the procession. All of these symbols allude to the fiery depths of the Underworld