Part one of term paper
A story can often have more than one meaning. One person may perceive something different then someone else. Although the writer may have a specific meaning that he is trying to display, it is all right for the reader to pick up something different. The myth of Icarus has several different meanings, in art and in literature. The original myt ...

Part two of term paper
... he plummets to death in the ocean. Many writers have written poems expressing their feelings about the myth of Icarus. In “Icarus” Edward Field puts a 90’s spin on the myth. He is saying that the worst part is not the actual death but the fact that he failed, “Only the feathers floating around the hat showed that anything more spectacular has occurred.” In “To A Friend Who’s Work Has Come To Triumph” Anne Sexton has put a women’s touch on the myth. She is saying do not look at th ...