ABSTRACT

Ulysses constructs an improvised paradoxical system in order to face the deadly danger. Ulysses places all his cunning at the service of their "song", allowing them to make believe that they have given him a paradoxical system of seduction and restraint, when in fact they were only making a show of seduction without restraint. The Sirens, who no longer want to seduce, give an endless show of seduction. In "Josephine the Singer, or The Mouse Folk", Kafka continues to develop the theme of "The Silence of the Sirens". Josephine the Singer reigns over the mouse folk. In some situations, Josephine's attitude could make one think that she expects every single person to lay down his life for her, and anyone who thinks this is not far wrong. Josephine's children have endured many hardships and understand that she will always dictate their sensations.