How Does Atwood Create A Sense Of Situational Irony In The Odyssey

In Greek mythology, gods are seen as mystical, all-knowing and almighty, but what if it is not always true? In the novella Penelopiad, by Margaret Atwood, Penelope, the wife of Odysseus, is in her grave while she is narrating what happened in her life. Atwood retells The Odyssey by Homer, from penelope’s point of view. In this section of the book, she is informing the readers about the characteristics of the gods and how their actions were not god like. She is using the chance to reveal the true nature of the gods, because if have spoken illy of the gods she would have faced severe punishment. In the Penelopiad, Atwood uses judgemental diction to create a sense of situational irony.
In a small section of the novella, Penelope criticises the