Sirens, known for luring men to their doom with their voices, were considered menacing creatures. As a ship would appear off the coast of their homeland, the sirens would begin singing their song. Their song was so alluring that men could not resist crashing into the sirens island, causing their own death. However, psychosis is a common illness amongst individuals with a lost connection to external reality, such as men at sea. The sirens were not menacing creatures rather than delusions that the men at sea would have before taking their lives. Psychosis is the general term for many disorders including major mood disorders as depression and schizophrenia. Common symptoms of these disorders include delusions and hallucinations. Back in the day, it was common for men to find themselves lost at sea. Many would die throughout the rough journey after being lost and facing food shortages and freezing weather. . Life at sea was a dangerous task and the men at sea would commonly face emotional challenges being away from home for years at a time. The siren song was a tale told amongst sea men and was a song reflected on before death. Throughout the poem Siren Song by Margaret Atwood evidence is shown how the men at sea imagined their angels taking them to heaven as they crashed to end their misery caused by depression and loneliness at sea. On line six of Siren Song Atwood refers to the "beached skulls" the sailors see before leaping into deaths embrace. …show more content…
The siren song is done by through the minds of the sailors to keep themselves at peace before ending their lives. The sailors see the sirens and hear their beautiful songs as the sirens lift them up to bring them to a more comforting after life. Atwood highlighted the songs true purpose in her poem Siren Song while empathizing with the sirens unfortunate job of bringing poor souls over. After all, the sirens are not menacing creatures; they are the angels of the