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My paper has become an Oral History of The Screaming Sirens. They were an all girl band from L.A that had a successful run from 1982-1987. THere is very little written about them. They came up with X, the Go-Go’s and The Bangles. Regarding girl bands at that time, they were different than other acts. They had an autonomy that others didn't have. They weren't under the manipulative control of a male manager like the Runaways. They were in control of their performance which had a reputation for being

story The Myth of the Sirens? It’s mysterious in many ways. The poem Siren Song by Margaret Atwood is also very mysterious and ties into that theme and story as well. These stories are that kind that can make you uncomfortable, that are cynical, yet playful at the same time. While reading this poem, first I thought, ‘Is this a lady or a bird talking?’ But then after thinking about it, I realized it was neither. This poem relates back to a Greek myth my class read about the sirens that made all the

to in order to give a moral lesson. For instance, the story of the sirens from The Odyssey is used to show the dangers of temptation. Sailors pass though the land of the sirens to get to their destination but instead get stopped by the song from the lurking sirens. The unavoidable song often causes sailors to jump to their death. In the painting Ulysses and the Sirens, John William Waterhouse uses the myth of Odysseus and the Sirens to demonstrate the idea that temptation can have serious consequences

Margaret Atwood wrote the poem ¨Siren Song¨ in the year 1974. The poem is part of the collection by Margaret Atwood entitled You Are Happy. The sirens featured in the painting come from Greek mythology and can be traced back to ¨The Odyssey¨. A combination of a fish, a bird, and a women is what the sirens are described as. The sirens are known for singing a song that would make sailors do unthinkable things. The sirens were incredibly beautiful making them extremely desirable for the men. Which in

The Sirens of Titan The book I chose for my third book report is “The Sirens of Titan", a 326 page novel by Kurt Vonnegut. I chose this book because initially the synopsis caught my interest and I had heard a great deal about the writing of Vonnegut although, I had never actually read any of his works. I thought, based on the theme of the story, that it would be an interesting read; despite my tendency to read books outside of the science fiction genre, I figured I would try something new and give

scenes from the Odyssey like Ulysses and the Sirens to better show what was happening in the poem. Margaret Atwood also uses her poem “Siren Song” to give a different perspective on the epic poem. In the painting Ulysses and the Sirens, John Williams Waterhouse uses the story of Odysseus and the Sirens to show that people are going to face threatening situations but they need to get through them by focusing on the task at hand, while in her poem “Siren Song”, Margaret Atwood uses the same scene to

pursues experiences and knowledge is when Odysseus listens to the Sirens’ song (p.276). Instead of stopping his ears like he did to his crew, Odysseus insists that his crew tie him to the mast so he can hear the Sirens but be in no danger of going with thee Sirens (p. 276). Odysseus could have just as easily stopped his own ears or left himself untied and let the Sirens take him, but he seeks out the experience of hearing the Sirens’ song and he wants desperately to return home. Because of the aforementioned

Both Homer’s Odyssey and Margaret Atwood’s poem “Siren Song” present mysterious sirens who lure men by singing a song. Homer and Atwood both demonstrate the enticing nature of sirens and their melody by incorporating tone and diction. Both Atwood and Homer display an enticing tone when describing the sirens, which demonstrates that they are enchanting, yet dangerous creatures. For example, Homer writes, “thrilling song ‘come closer famous Odysseus…moor your ship on our coast so you can hear our

An Analysis of Margaret Atwood's Siren Song Throughout her many years as a poet, Margaret Atwood has dealt with a variety of subjects within the spectrum of relationship dynamics and the way men and women behave in romantic association. In much of her poetry, Atwood has addressed the topics of female subjugation in correlation with male domination, individual dynamics, and even female domination over males within the invisible boundaries of romantic relationships. With every poem written, Atwood's

the allusion found within the songs, “Sirens Song” by Miss May I and “Song to the Siren” by Tim Buckley, is to emphasize the idea of the deception of man, through the manipulation of natural behavior and key attributes of the mind, such as wonder and sympathy. The deception of man through the control of the man’s curiosity can be found in “Sirens Song” when the Siren is revealed to manipulate the sailors’ ideas and tempt men if they hear the song. The sirens use their control to make the men “Broken