Siren Song

In "Siren Song" by Margaret Atwood, Atwood uses an allusion to represent a female stereotype. Atwood alludes to the sirens, the characters in "The Odyssey" by Homer. Sirens are part bird part woman type creatures who lure sailors in with their beautiful song which ends us killing the men.
Atwood uses a siren in her poem to show a woman who is pleading to escape from the female stereotype. In the poem she uses "will you get me out of this bird suit?", as a metaphor of wanting to escape from the female stereotype. The speaker even refers to the other sirens as "two feathery maniacs" which shows she doesn't want to be depicted as "picturesque and mythical". She goes on showing she doesn't like the situation she is in. She states that "This song is a cry for help" which shows her unhappiness in this stereotype.
As she says "this song is a cry for help" which brings men into the picture. The siren goes on to say "only you, only you can" to show a plea for help. The male character who she is referring to is shown as some one who could save her. At the same time this taps into the male stereotype of ego and pride. It shows that the man has to go and try to save the beautiful woman.
In all I think the woman truly wants to be saved from the stereotype that men have placed down upon her. She says it is a "boring song" or a futile attempt for help. Yet "it works every time", which shows that the men will always try to come save her but they don't realize she can save herself.