Viable Irony The Sirens in Homers and Atwoods Writings Homer's Odyssey and Margaret Atwood's Alarm Song each portray the extraordinary intensity of the Sirens of Greek folklore; on a more profound level, the two works investigate the danger of ladies through the model of the femme fatale. Both Homer and Atwood feature the impact ladies have over men through the compelling allurements of the Sirens. Be that as it may, through the juxtaposition of the two restricting perspectives of every sonnet, two varying depictions of the Sirens develop. Written in the perspective of Odysseus, Homer's sonnet underscores the characteristics of manliness and quality, proposing that the Sirens, however impressive, are no counterpart for the Odysseus and his group. Odysseus reviews his trim boat… speeding toward/the Sirens' island (1-2), quickly establishing a pace of certainty regardless of the shaky circumstance he ends up in, his phrasing proposing that the circumstance is absolutely inside his control.
