LITERATURE QUESTIONS
FOLK LITERATURE
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Listen to your elders
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Never fly too close to the sun
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Don’t fly in DIY wings
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Know how to fly without wings
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Detailed explanation-1: -The basic concept of the story Daedalus and Icarus is that hubris is a bad thing. It could be said that the subtext is that you should always heed the advice of your elders, particularly your parents.
Detailed explanation-2: -The tale is often interpreted as being fundamentally about the dangers of hubris, with Icarus’ flight a metaphor for man’s overreaching of his limits (and coming to a sticky end as a result).
Detailed explanation-3: -The significance of the myth of Daedalus and Icarus is that it touches on a moral caution that occurs within all societies in regards to innovations and inventions. The story can be seen as a parable for human flight. Humans have always been captivated with flight and the desire to escape the surface of the Earth.
Detailed explanation-4: -Instead, let’s learn the lesson that the myth of Icarus is supposed to teach: avoid hubris. Do not fly too high. Acknowledge limits exist, including the keystone limit that infinite growth is not possible in a finite system.
Detailed explanation-5: -The moral of the story is that when someone tells you to not to do something its for a reason because you might get hurt or you do something wrong.