Pygmalion and O Brother, Where Art Thou?

Pygmalion was a really stellar sculptor so very into sculpture that his love life fell by the wayside. He made an incredibly attractive sculpture of a female and fell in love with it, then asked Aphrodite for a partner like his stature. Aphrodite obliged but instead of granting him a similar partner, made the sculpture, Galatea, come to life while Pygmalion kissed it, which was almost certainly a freaky experience. Galatea and Pygmalion coupled up and lived happily every after, thanks to Aphrodite.

This is an intriguing tale, though from a critical lens one could easy see it as rather sexist (objectification in its most literal sense) and materialistic (falling in love with marble). But I still, despite my critical objections, found something interesting and appealing about the story. The ease with which Pygmalion ultimately finds a partner surprised me; I expected some greater ordeal but frankly, it sounded like a very simple process.

I'd like to bring the three main characters from "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" to life. Specifically, I'll focus on Delmar. Delmar is simple, good-natured, and slow to comprehend. He's also quite funny. While watching a baptism and becoming visibly moved, Delmar continues to eat his roasted gopher and offers it to his buddies, saying in hushed, reverent tones, "Gopher, Everett?" In many other instances Delmar is clearly limited in his mental capacities but a genuinely nice guy. I think he'd be a hoot to have around, hence my wishing he existed.

http://5plitreel.wordpress.com/2011/06/19/2830-o-brother-where-art-thou-2000/

Delmar enjoys his gopher and generously offers it to friends:

1. Extended quote (same source as picture):

   Ulysses Everett McGill: No thank you, Delmar. One third of a gopher would only arouse my appetite without bedding it down.
   Delmar O’Donnell: Oh, you can have the whole thing. Me and Pete already had one apiece. We ran across a whole… gopher village.