The story of Daedalus and Icarus, is a myth about a boy and his father who were trapped on an island by Minos. Daedalus the father had a plan to ecsape the island. He was going to fly. He made wings out of wax,string, and feathers. As they were flying Icarus the son flew to high to the sun, his wings melted and he fell and drowned. Icarus fell to listen to what his father said he was to prideful and wanted to show off that he costed his own life. It was scornful of icarus. The failures of mankind in this myth is Icarus did not listen to his father, the text shows icaru’s actions in the myth lines 58 states”When now the boy, whose childish thoughts aspire To loftier aims, and make him ramble high’r”, the boys childish ways caused his life.