The Flock of White Geese

Literary Significance: "I then related a dream of
mine. It concerned my flock of lovely white geese,
geese of which I was very fond. I dreamt that they
were happily pecking around the yard when a huge
eagle with a crooked beak swooped down and killed
them all, whereupon I wept and wept." (Atwood 139)
The eagle represents Penelope's husband, Odysseus,
the geese were the maids, which Odysseus killed. This
is ironic, as Penelope had thought that the geese
represented the suitors.