- Daedelus is the father of Icarus
- Daedelus was the architect who built the Labyrinth for the Minotaur in Crete
- Showed Ariadne how Theseus could escape
- King Minos knew he had helped them
- Both Daedelus and Icarus are arrested and put in the Labyrinth; even builder cannot find his way out
- Builds wings for both of them beacuse "...the air and sky are free"
- Daedelus warns Icarus not to fly too close to the sun because it will melt the glue; Icarus does not listen and falls from the sky into the sea
- Daedelus lands safely in Sicily
Commentary: The theme of this story is disobedience, specifically a child going against the orders of a parent. The child that does not listen is often punished. An example of this story in another work of literature is in Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, as both Icarus and Montag do not listen to warnings and end up being punished for their ignorance.
http://brookefollettchapterfour.blogspot.com/2012/03/daedalus-and-icarus-by-ludovico-lana.html
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