Greek mythology is the most mythological accounts of the ancient and modern world. They explained everything from religious rituals to the weather, and they gave meaning to the world people saw around them. Greek myths have contributed a lot to classic and modern literature in the form of symbols. in Greek mythology, We still study mythology today because it teaches the human nature and well being lessons that are still reached today in modern times. Another reason why we study mythology is because it plays an important role for a lot of religions that are practiced. In the Sirens myth, the Sirens were creatures who were really dangerous and lured sailors with your beautiful music and made the sailors go crazy and fall to their death Artist
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Margaret Atwood uses persuasive tone to make us feel bad for the Sirens.The poem is explaining the "song" that makes men jump overboard. She tells us no one has ever heard the song because the ones who have heard the song has been lured and killed. We learned the secret in trade for the opportunity to get the sirens out of her bird suit. Margaret Atwood also uses “at last” to show that the sailors were not important before. This makes the reader feel important then realize that it was a trap. Atwood gives us a different look on the whole Siren myth that's not just about odysseus and his crew, and the song.She uses the Siren's point-of-view, showing that it's not fun in games. We feel bad for the Sirens who seem to be trapped on a island. They'd prefer not to be "evil people" singing beautiful songs. In the “Siren Song” on Lines 19-21: The secret is only revealed to us, making us feel special. we'll believe her anyway as we come closer and therefore we get trapped in a lie. “Sirens Song” By Margaret Atwood. It turns out that the secret is actually a cry for help, and of course we fell for …show more content…
Over the course of her career, Atwood went on to teach at a variety of colleges and universities in both Canada and the United States. ”(Biography.com) “As an adolescent, Atwood divided her time between Toronto, her family’s primary residence, and the sparsely settled bush country in northern Canada, where her father, an entomologist, conducted research” (bookstr.com)“she began writing at age five and resumed her efforts, more seriously, a decade later. After completing her university studies at Victoria College at the University of Toronto, Atwood earned a master’s degree in English literature from Radcliffe College, Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1962.”(Biography.com) “She's had the same agent since 1971”(cbc.ca) She “only started full-time school at eight”(cbc.ca) In the painting Ulysses and the Sirens by John William Waterhouse, he uses detail and imagery to create a stressful mood to show that the sirens song is
Margaret Atwood uses persuasive tone to make us feel bad for the Sirens.The poem is explaining the "song" that makes men jump overboard. She tells us no one has ever heard the song because the ones who have heard the song has been lured and killed. We learned the secret in trade for the opportunity to get the sirens out of her bird suit. Margaret Atwood also uses “at last” to show that the sailors were not important before. This makes the reader feel important then realize that it was a trap. Atwood gives us a different look on the whole Siren myth that's not just about odysseus and his crew, and the song.She uses the Siren's point-of-view, showing that it's not fun in games. We feel bad for the Sirens who seem to be trapped on a island. They'd prefer not to be "evil people" singing beautiful songs. In the “Siren Song” on Lines 19-21: The secret is only revealed to us, making us feel special. we'll believe her anyway as we come closer and therefore we get trapped in a lie. “Sirens Song” By Margaret Atwood. It turns out that the secret is actually a cry for help, and of course we fell for …show more content…
Over the course of her career, Atwood went on to teach at a variety of colleges and universities in both Canada and the United States. ”(Biography.com) “As an adolescent, Atwood divided her time between Toronto, her family’s primary residence, and the sparsely settled bush country in northern Canada, where her father, an entomologist, conducted research” (bookstr.com)“she began writing at age five and resumed her efforts, more seriously, a decade later. After completing her university studies at Victoria College at the University of Toronto, Atwood earned a master’s degree in English literature from Radcliffe College, Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1962.”(Biography.com) “She's had the same agent since 1971”(cbc.ca) She “only started full-time school at eight”(cbc.ca) In the painting Ulysses and the Sirens by John William Waterhouse, he uses detail and imagery to create a stressful mood to show that the sirens song is