Read this passage:

Feel the fire at his neck and see how casually

he glances up and is caught, wondrously tunneling

into that hot eye. Who cares that he fell back to the sea?

Anne Sexton, "To a Friend Whose Work Has Come to Triumph"

What different interpretation of the Icarus myth does Sexton offer?

A. That Icarus should not have flown so close to the sun

B. That Icarus was punished for attempting to be godlike by flying

C. That Icarus's pride and arrogance caused his eventual downfall

D. That the success of Icarus's flight is more important than his death

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Isabell Wong

30 December, 15:28

Read this passage:

Feel the fire at his neck and see how casually

he glances up and is caught, wondrously tunneling

into that hot eye. Who cares that he fell back to the sea?

Anne Sexton, "To a Friend Whose Work Has Come to Triumph"

What different interpretation of the Icarus myth does Sexton offer?

A. That Icarus should not have flown so close to the sun

B. That Icarus was punished for attempting to be godlike by flying

C. That Icarus's pride and arrogance caused his eventual downfall

D. That the success of Icarus's flight is more important than his death

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Roach · Answer 1

C, because it is ultimately the cause of his death, he was told to not fly too high but in his excitement and arrogance he flew higher and higher until his death was inescapable.