...well-liked myth is about a builder whose name is Daedalus and his beloved son Icarus. When Theseus escape from King Minos, the ruler becomes greatly vexed at Daedalus and locks him in a tall tower in the middle of the ocean. But, Daedalus does indeed escape from the tower but he then becomes incarcerate on an island near Crete. The builder then constructs an incredible idea of creating wings and flying through the...
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...The Flight of Icarus and Daedalus The myth of the adventure of Daedalus and his son Icarus is often told and holds a lesson many parents try to instill in their children. According to Edith Hamilton, author of Mythology, it shows that “what elders say youth disregards” (193). Many people have heard about the myth of the Labyrinth, which held the Minotaur, but what most don’t know is that it was built by Daedalus, who was, according to the Encyclopædia Britannica, a great “inventor, architect, and sculptor” (“Daedalus”). Clearly, Daedalus was quite talented. Karen Carr, author of the article “Daedalus and Icarus”, says that Daedalus invented many things, but the great Labyrinth was his greatest achievement. After he built it, King Minos,...
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...The tale of Daedalus and Icarus is one of the most widely known myths in all of Greek mythology. ___ also embodies one of the clearest themes in Edith Hamilton's rendition of mythology. A relatively old poem that is strikingly similar conveys the same type of message. The two works, Edith Hamilton's Mythology and Macklin MacKenzie's "If You Could Fly", both describe pleasures, in their case flying, as something that can often mask reality and judgement. The poem starts off as a fairly happy tale but ends in a strange fashion as the author states, "But in the air, with no one there, the loneliness would rise. There'd be no way to compensate, you say if you could fly"(MacKenzie l. 19-21). This strangely specific description is interesting given that it could be from either Daedalus' or Icarus'...
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...In the story Icarus by Edward Field, the author makes a story from Greek Mythology. Edward created an allusion, to the old myth and put the story in the present. The story is a poem the author used different literary devices, which are diction, imagery, and tone. The old poem is mostly about Daedalus and Icarus. Daedalus told Icarus don’t fly to high son or you will fall because your wings will melt. Icarus flew too high, he fell down into water and survived. This modern poem of Icarus is about how, he falls in society and negativity in society’s. In the poem, he is shown as a man in suburbs. The man wears a gray suit, which shows he was once a powerful man at one point in his life. The main character shows imagery about himself, by...
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...Did you ever lie? Or think you are better than anyone? Most of all, did you ignore your parents just because you think that you should do what you want to do? In these myths, the lesson learned are to listen to your parents, don't lie, and don't think you are better than anyone. In the myth, Daedalus and Icarus, the moral taught or lesson learned was to listen to your parents because they know better than you do. “‘Now remember, don't fly too high’ called Daedalus.” “‘Think you’re the highest thing in the sky do you?’ he jeered. ‘I can fly just as high as you. Higher even.’”(Mccaughrean 56) this shows that since Icarus ignored his dad, he got into trouble. The lesson learned in the myth, Phaethon, was to never lie because it can lead to dangerous...
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...Eagle his poem by Alferd Tennyson describes a magnificent eagle. The poet uses personifcation to personify the eagle. He uses powerful language to show how strong and fast the eagle is. he admires the physcial speed and power of the eagle when he dives towards the sea. Here is Alfred Tennyson's famous poem "The Eagle". He clasps the crag with crooked hands; Close to the sun in lonely lands, Ringed with the azure world, he stands. The wrinkled sea beneath him crawls; He watches from his mountain walls, And like a thunderbolt he falls. This poem is very short but full of meaning. Every verse consists of eight syllables with an alternating stress pattern of weak, strong, weak, strong. The eight syllables can be divided into four feet. The first syllable of each foot is weak and the second is strong. Poems with eight-syllable verses and a weak-strong stress pattern are in iambic tetrameter. The poem has regular rhyme. The first three verses all rhyme as well as the final three. Thus, the rhyme scheme is a,a,a,b,b,b. The first verse of the poem exemplifies personification. Though the eagle has claws, Tennyson uses the word "hands". In the second verse, Tennyson makes it clear that the eagle is very high in the sky when he says it is close to the sun. The phrase "lonely lands" expresses the eagle's solitude. It is also an example of alliteration because "lonely" and "lands" both start with the letter "l". In the third verse, Tennyson expresses the eagle's connection...
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...A Life in Moderation Meden Agan, is a Greek saying that was in scripted on the temple of Apollo meaning “nothing in excess.” This quote signifies that everything should be done in moderation. Practicing moderation becomes difficult when the person does not have a strong sense of self-control against temptation. In the play, Doctor Faustus, this concept of resisting temptation and moderation is seen throughout the play. Everything in moderation is a principle of life that helps protect one’s life from harm. Knowledge is seen as power especially in the play, Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe. This play was written during the Renaissance, which literally means “rebirth”. During this time, people were exploring theories in various studies such as physics, astronomy and biological sciences. Even though it was a time of exploration and discovery, the Roman Catholic Church still played a huge role in the every day lives of the people. The church enforced a strict hierarchal system where everything had a particular place in society. This strict atmosphere that was created by the church was hypocritical to the changing times. People were exploring and learning about things that were once forbidden knowledge. Prior to this movement of exploration, the church held the ultimate power. The people were illiterate and were forced to believe the doctrines of the church. The Renaissance sparked curiosity in people to learn about topics that had not been studied before...
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...In “Something Wicked his Way Comes” Jim Nightshade is part of a mythological illusion. The quotes, “they did not see how bright was the second “wax” boy’s stare was” (Bradbury 240) and “inside the wax museum, Jim had not moved, had not blinked.” shows Jim Nightshade compared to wax. Jim compared to wax can be associated to the Greek Myth of Icarus. Son Daedalus, Icarus and his father escaped the prison Island of King Mines by making wings of feathers and wax. Charles Halloway could be associated to Icarus as the only reason Charles gets to leave the library to go save Jim and Will is because of the love he has for the boys, a connection that gave him his “wings”. Therefore Jim is part of the wax that let Charles Halloway have freedom and leave the library. In “Something Wicked his Way Comes” Jim Nightshade is part of a mythological illusion. The quotes, “and so they ran three animal in starlight” (Bradbury 99) and “Black otter. A tomcat. A rabbit.” show Jim Nightshade compared as a running Tomcat. Jim’s comparison to a Tomcat is a mythological...
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...To us Greek Mythology is a myth but to the Greek it was their sole religion, like modern religion is to us. Exciting right? Greeks believed in these stories and their children have also learned to understand why the world is the way it is. The same reason why Christianity, Catholicism and many other religions are being practiced today. However, Greece had it made especially with the abundance of stories that can be told to your child that will make him or her pick up on what they don’t know. An important part of these stories is the glorious lessons that reside with the...
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...Superman and Paula Brown’s new snowsuit Superman and Paula Brown’s new snowsuit is a shot story written by Sylvia Plath in 1955. In the beginning of the text our narrator tells us that the story takes place in Winthrop [153, Ln. 2]. The story is set in the winter, in “the year the war began” [153, Ln. 2-3]. The world war two started in Europe in 1939, but it was first in 1941 the US entered the war. My guess is then, that the story takes place in the winter of 1941. There are a lot of hints that tells us that it is war time, like: Uncle Frank is “waiting to be drafted” – he is waiting to join the army, the narrator wins a prize for drawing the best civil defense signs and Sheldon pretends to be nazi. I did a research on our narrator Sylvia Plath, and I found out that this story is an episode from her childhood. Out of these information’s I must assume that Superman and Paula Brown’s new snowsuit must be a real story. The story starts with an in medias res. From the first line to the last, do we have a flashback. Everything in this story has been written in the first person. That means that we see through the eyes of our anonymous narrator, so the story is written with pronouns like I and me, and possessives like my and mine appear in the story. Our narrator gives us access to the events that takes place, and her feelings and thoughts about them. The narrator can easily seem loyal, and bring us readers on her side. Obviously this story could be retold from other characters...
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...Don Quuixote Don Quixote is a middle-aged gentleman from the region of La Mancha in central Spain. Obsessed with the chivalrous ideals touted in books he has read, he decides to take up his lance and sword to defend the helpless and destroy the wicked. After a first failed adventure, he sets out on a second one with a somewhat befuddled laborer named Sancho Panza, whom he has persuaded to accompany him as his faithful squire. In return for Sancho’s services, Don Quixote promises to make Sancho the wealthy governor of an isle. On his horse, Rocinante, a barn nag well past his prime, Don Quixote rides the roads of Spain in search of glory and grand adventure. He gives up food, shelter, and comfort, all in the name of a peasant woman, Dulcinea del Toboso, whom he envisions as a princess. On his second expedition, Don Quixote becomes more of a bandit than a savior, stealing from and hurting baffled and justifiably angry citizens while acting out against what he perceives as threats to his knighthood or to the world. Don Quixote abandons a boy, leaving him in the hands of an evil farmer simply because the farmer swears an oath that he will not harm the boy. He steals a barber’s basin that he believes to be the mythic Mambrino’s helmet, and he becomes convinced of the healing powers of the Balsam of Fierbras, an elixir that makes him so ill that, by comparison, he later feels healed. Sancho stands by Don Quixote, often bearing the brunt of the punishments that arise from Don Quixote’s...
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...GREEK MYTHOLOGY Background to Homer’s Odyssey As you read each story, ask yourself: What is most enjoyable, predictable, or bizarre about this story? How would I have responded in this situation? What mysteries or features of the world might this story try to explain? What bit of moral or religious instructions (i.e. don’t disobey the gods) might be contained in this story? How does this story compare with Christian beliefs, or with the values of our culture today? Are there any other stories or fables I’ve heard that follow the same pattern as this story? The Creation Myths Part 1 Before there was anything, there was Chaos, a formless void. This void, this pure nothingness, gave birth to Gaea (the Earth itself), Tartarus (the underworld), Eros (love), Erebus (underground darkness) and Nyx (the darkness of night). The two kinds of darkness joined together and gave birth two kinds of light: the Light of the heavens and the Light of day. Nyx (night) also gave birth to the three Fates, who control the course of the universe and determine the length of each person’s life on their wheel of fortune. Of the fates, Clotho spins the threads of each person’s life, Lachesis measures the length of the thread, and Atropos cuts the thread. The Fates – Francisco Goya (one of the best painters ever!) 1823 – Note the scissors in the hand of Atropos and Lachesis measuring with a magnifying glass. Who’s...
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... Final Paper Notes/Outline Thesis: Something about using the medium of a novel (text and language’s role (both as a signifier and signified) to per petuate Bechdel’s story and reveal plot of her dad’s motive motive for killing himself Fun House Explore the medium of a comic Fact that she wrote everything herself, does this relate to self realization, etc. Notes from Youtube Video: Words don’t illustrate pictures… writing in a drawing program. Can say that my hypothesis for her motives, including the literature was this… but actually only she (as the author) can know Role of Literature in Alison’s coming out… Handwriting all the poems, what does this have to do with memory, and can she fully replicate her father’s signature? Daedalus mytch and Ulysseus…starts out book with it Passage 1: Page 140: Because of her obsessive-compulsive spell she started a diary… But, because of the questioning of memory, the words “I think” popped in her comments. Page 141: How did I know that the things I was writing were absolutely, objectively true? She’s doubting what she writes down to be true… Specfic kind of text: the kind that’s in the boxes, speech bubbles bring you back into the moment, Square ones are superimpositions, narratively offering her own interpretation Two different times: reflecting back she’s interpreting the events as a crisis The “curvy circumflex as a symbol” helps her get closer to the truth, what actually is happening but leads to more indecision on...
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...JAMES JOYCE -AN IRISH MODERNIST MODERN FICTION GROUP NUMBER 4 GROUP MEMBERS : HAFSA SHAHID R CONTENTS: Introduction to James Joyce Modernism and James Joyce A portrait of an Artist as aYoung Man Ulysses Themes and Style of Joyce's two Works a) Mythological Allusions b) Kunslerroman c)Stream of conciousness c)Focus on inner time rather than outer time d)Search for identity e)Treatment of religion f)Treatment of sexuality Conclusion James Joyce (from February 2, 1882 to January 13, 1941) was one of the most preeminent Irish authors of the 20th century. He is known for his literary innovation strictly focused narrative and indirect style. James Joyce matriculated from University College of Dublin in 1903. After moving to Paris, Joyce planned on studying medicine. The lectures were conducted in a technical French but Joyce’s education had not prepared him for it. Despite his mother’s attempts to get him to return to Catholic Church, Joyce remained unmoved even after her death. Joyce studied at Clongowes Wood College from 1888 until 1892. When the family’s financial state devolved, Joyce had to leave the school. After a brief time at Christian Brothers School, Joyce was enrolled at Belvedere College in 1893. In 1898, Joyce began studying Italian, English and French at University College Dublin. At this time, Joyce also began his entry into the artistic...
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...From How to Read Literature Like a Professor Thomas C. Foster Notes by Marti Nelson 1. Every Trip is a Quest (except when it’s not): a. A quester b. A place to go c. A stated reason to go there d. Challenges and trials e. The real reason to go—always self-knowledge 2. Nice to Eat With You: Acts of Communion a. Whenever people eat or drink together, it’s communion b. Not usually religious c. An act of sharing and peace d. A failed meal carries negative connotations 3. Nice to Eat You: Acts of Vampires a. Literal Vampirism: Nasty old man, attractive but evil, violates a young woman, leaves his mark, takes her innocence b. Sexual implications—a trait of 19th century literature to address sex indirectly c. Symbolic Vampirism: selfishness, exploitation, refusal to respect the autonomy of other people, using people to get what we want, placing our desires, particularly ugly ones, above the needs of another. 4. If It’s Square, It’s a Sonnet 5. Now, Where Have I Seen Her Before? a. There is no such thing as a wholly original work of literature—stories grow out of other stories, poems out of other poems. b. There is only one story—of humanity and human nature, endlessly repeated c. “Intertexuality”—recognizing the connections between one story and another deepens our appreciation and experience, brings multiple layers of meaning to the text, which we may not be conscious of. The more consciously...
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