The sirens have chosen Sirens that sound lovely to the ear, might be deadly to the soul. In the epic poem, The Odyssey, Homer describes that temptation might lead to death by the song, “Siren Song.” Homer tells the story of a man who is very clever and is knowledgeable enough to apply wax to his ears to survive the beautiful voices. On the other hand, Atwood’s song illustrates a siren who is waiting to trick men onto her island and lead them to their own death. Homer and Atwood both presents temptation by showing different points of view, the power of seduction, and imagery.
In The Odyssey and “Siren Song”, it both provides different representations of the Sirens, but both resulting in temptation. The tone of The Odyssey is increasingly …show more content…
Homer’s words are masculine, powerful, and always ready for an adventure. He uses words like sharp, strength, strong hands and sharp sword. The imagery is that he is ready for what is coming to him and will not go into their trap. Homer describes the Sirens’ song as thrilling, and urgent. Which describes that Odyssey is tempted to go to their beautiful seductive voices, but knows can’t give up now. On the other hand, Atwood’s imagery is a cry for help, but is tired of the job. The imagery makes you feel miserable for this poor Siren by doing the same thing over and over again once a ship passes by the island.
Homer and Margaret Atwood both describe a beautiful yet dangerous siren and portrays them in different ways. These two passages have different points of views, yet they have much in common. Odysseus is telling the story of how he heard the “Siren’s song” and explained how he was the target of the sirens. In the song, one of the sirens is speaking about how she feels about being a siren and how she is the one that needs the help. Temptation was the final goal and they achieved that through the different points of views they stated, the seductive sirens and
In The Odyssey and “Siren Song”, it both provides different representations of the Sirens, but both resulting in temptation. The tone of The Odyssey is increasingly …show more content…
Homer’s words are masculine, powerful, and always ready for an adventure. He uses words like sharp, strength, strong hands and sharp sword. The imagery is that he is ready for what is coming to him and will not go into their trap. Homer describes the Sirens’ song as thrilling, and urgent. Which describes that Odyssey is tempted to go to their beautiful seductive voices, but knows can’t give up now. On the other hand, Atwood’s imagery is a cry for help, but is tired of the job. The imagery makes you feel miserable for this poor Siren by doing the same thing over and over again once a ship passes by the island.
Homer and Margaret Atwood both describe a beautiful yet dangerous siren and portrays them in different ways. These two passages have different points of views, yet they have much in common. Odysseus is telling the story of how he heard the “Siren’s song” and explained how he was the target of the sirens. In the song, one of the sirens is speaking about how she feels about being a siren and how she is the one that needs the help. Temptation was the final goal and they achieved that through the different points of views they stated, the seductive sirens and