Being Manipulated or been Tricked

“Do you ever feel like you are being manipulated or been tricked? Maybe it was something offline and you liked whatever it may be but it was a scam. That’s how the Sirens from The Odyssey trick men into their trap.The sirens are women/half bird who sing a song to trick men so they can eat them. In both poems, they describe the woman’s song as irresistible hunters who can’t be passed. IN the odyssey Odysseus is the hero and the sirens are portrayed as these wicked women.

However in the “Siren Song” by Margaret Atwood they are these Heros who might be hunters but they are these beautiful hunters and killers who must do this horrible thing,but they don’t want to.In Margaret Atwood’s “Siren Song” and Homer’s The Odyssey, the sirens are portrayed differently depending on the author’s tone and point of view

In the Odyssey, the Sirens are portrayed as these women who are wicked and tricky, and manipulative, and it is told from Odysseus point of view. This affects the tone of the poem because it is told by a man who witnessed the sirens and how they tried to trick him into becoming their next victim. Odyssey has heard of these sirens and knows what to do so him and his men are safe and sail past without losing anyone. Odysseus puts beeswax in his mens ear and has them tie him up the the banister so he doesnt go towards them. As they sail past the sirens island they call out to him with their irresistible song; however they sail right past without any issues.” I sliced an ample wheel of beeswax down into pieces,kneaded them in my two strongs hands and the wax soon grew soft,worked by my strength and Helios’ burning rays the sun at high noon, and I stopped the ears of my comrades one by one.” (the Odyssey)

In the siren song the sirens are telling their story, and why they do this awful thing, except the fact that they say they don’t like what they do, and that “you” are the only one who can save them from this island this life. That is their trick they use, by making the reader or whomever they are speaking too feel like they are the only person who can help. When you hear their song you will notice that it is irresistible to anyone who hears it. Once theses sirens have you trapped you cannot get out of the trance. Even though these women made be wicked tricksters they don’t like what they do and they can’t help what they do.

The sirens from both poems are twisted murders but it is told in different points of views the Sirens are described differently, from both poems while still telling the same story. The sirens are vicious murders who can’t be passed up on except by Odysseus who outsmarted them. The sirens still stay on that island awaiting their next victim. In Margaret Atwood’s “Siren Song” and Homer’s The Odyssey, the sirens are portrayed differently depending on the author’s tone and point of view.”

Did you like this example?

1180

49