Ulysses and the Sirens and “Siren Song”
The lyrics “everything is not what it seems” from the iconic show Wizards of Waverly Place is a great way to express the theme in the painting Ulysses and the Sirens by John Williams Waterhouse and the poem “Siren Song” by Margaret Atwood. In the painting Ulysses and the Sirens, Waterhouse uses the sirens to show that a person may look nice but can be very evil on the inside, while in “Siren Song,” Atwood shows from the siren’s point of view that looks can be deceiving. Although the points of view in these pieces of multimedia are different in many ways, their themes are similar. Knowing the theme of both of these pieces are crucial to know since both the painting the poem show a moral that can be …show more content…
This specific scene what inspired the artist and poet to create their works that are based off sirens. Circe’s tells him to put beeswax in the men's ears so they would not fall for the effects of the siren song. She also tells him that if he wants to listen to the song himself, then he must be tied to the mast of the ship and not be untied until they have passed. If he yelled to be untied that the men must tighten the rope and add more. Ulysses faces many difficult challenges, sirens being one of many.
Waterhouse’s painting plays an important role in helping us to visualize what exactly was going on in that particular segment. There are multiple men rowing a boat while Ulysses is tied in a thick rope to the mast of the ship in Waterhouse’s painting. At the same time, there are multiple sirens flying towards them. The painting’s mood is frightening, and Waterhouse makes sure to show this by using dark, grim colors, only using bright for Ulysses’s clothing. He shows the theme of the painting by making the sirens creepy-looking by painting them in bird form, giving them a human face and a bird …show more content…
In the poem, it talks about the sirens who sit on an island using singing the siren song (hence the name) that puts men in what seems like a trance. These men want to get closer to the source of the voice. Ironically, those who fall for this sweet song usually end up dead. “Atwood changes the perspective and tone of Homer’s tale in an attempt to remove the socially constructed, demeaning gender roles” (“Margaret Atwood’s Siren... ”). Homer’s story uses figurative language to negatively describe these mythical beings and Atwood was not amused. The certain siren in the poem does not want to be there, nor does she want to keep killing these men. The tone for Margaret Atwood’s poem is manipulative and deadly because she shows from the siren’s point of view how they lure these men with their song and kill them off. Writing from the siren’s point of view also shows that it was not always their fault, but instead, it was the men's unintelligence and gullibility.
Margaret Atwood, the poet of “Siren Song”, is one greatest poets in Canada. She is a famous novelist, poet, and critic all over the world and is determined to have on positive change on others. (“Margaret Atwood’s Biography”). Atwood has a different writing style than a great number of poets today. She does not use rhyme in her poems, nor does she use modern words. She uses lots of vocabulary
The lyrics “everything is not what it seems” from the iconic show Wizards of Waverly Place is a great way to express the theme in the painting Ulysses and the Sirens by John Williams Waterhouse and the poem “Siren Song” by Margaret Atwood. In the painting Ulysses and the Sirens, Waterhouse uses the sirens to show that a person may look nice but can be very evil on the inside, while in “Siren Song,” Atwood shows from the siren’s point of view that looks can be deceiving. Although the points of view in these pieces of multimedia are different in many ways, their themes are similar. Knowing the theme of both of these pieces are crucial to know since both the painting the poem show a moral that can be …show more content…
This specific scene what inspired the artist and poet to create their works that are based off sirens. Circe’s tells him to put beeswax in the men's ears so they would not fall for the effects of the siren song. She also tells him that if he wants to listen to the song himself, then he must be tied to the mast of the ship and not be untied until they have passed. If he yelled to be untied that the men must tighten the rope and add more. Ulysses faces many difficult challenges, sirens being one of many.
Waterhouse’s painting plays an important role in helping us to visualize what exactly was going on in that particular segment. There are multiple men rowing a boat while Ulysses is tied in a thick rope to the mast of the ship in Waterhouse’s painting. At the same time, there are multiple sirens flying towards them. The painting’s mood is frightening, and Waterhouse makes sure to show this by using dark, grim colors, only using bright for Ulysses’s clothing. He shows the theme of the painting by making the sirens creepy-looking by painting them in bird form, giving them a human face and a bird …show more content…
In the poem, it talks about the sirens who sit on an island using singing the siren song (hence the name) that puts men in what seems like a trance. These men want to get closer to the source of the voice. Ironically, those who fall for this sweet song usually end up dead. “Atwood changes the perspective and tone of Homer’s tale in an attempt to remove the socially constructed, demeaning gender roles” (“Margaret Atwood’s Siren... ”). Homer’s story uses figurative language to negatively describe these mythical beings and Atwood was not amused. The certain siren in the poem does not want to be there, nor does she want to keep killing these men. The tone for Margaret Atwood’s poem is manipulative and deadly because she shows from the siren’s point of view how they lure these men with their song and kill them off. Writing from the siren’s point of view also shows that it was not always their fault, but instead, it was the men's unintelligence and gullibility.
Margaret Atwood, the poet of “Siren Song”, is one greatest poets in Canada. She is a famous novelist, poet, and critic all over the world and is determined to have on positive change on others. (“Margaret Atwood’s Biography”). Atwood has a different writing style than a great number of poets today. She does not use rhyme in her poems, nor does she use modern words. She uses lots of vocabulary