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n200080 [17]
3 years ago
10

What mythological creature does the speaker compare Britain to? What is the purpose of this allusion?

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rewona [7]3 years ago
4 0

Answer:

He is alluding to the sirens found in the epic The Odyssey. Siren calls are alluring and hard to resist even if expected, but they can be deadly. Henry is saying that to listen to this call, this “illusion of hope”, even though it is tempting, will prove fatal and transform the Convention into something unable to reason and act (beasts).

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