Comparing Dobyns The Flight Of Icarus's Flight

In the myth “The Flight of Icarus”, by Sally Benson and the poem, ”Icarus’s Flight”, by Stephen Dobyns, both the authors portray Icarus to have the desire to taste liberty, morality, and freedom, but Benson characterizes Icarus to be careless while Dobyns describes Icarus as a determined person.

In the myth, the author describes why Icarus was so fascinated with his freedom in flight, “he was bewitched by the sense of freedom”(Benson 33). Similarly, Dobyns writes of how Icarus is admired for reaching for his freedom,”but could it be possible/his freedom/where freedom stopped?”(Dobyns 3-5).

Both of the quotes are repeating how Icarus wanted to learn the true meaning of his freedom, which is the ability to make his own decisions when his father always restricted him. The hope of the opportunity of allowing him to obtain his freedom was so compelling that Icarus disregards the warnings his father has given him. Icarus is shown to be going to the ultimate limits of his freedom.

Whereas the poem emphasizes the fact that Icarus is very brave, he knew what he wanted and the consequences that follow but he still did what he can to obtain the true meaning of