Question

Identify the choice that best answers the question.

The following question has two parts. Answer Part A first, and then Part B.

Part A
Based on your reading of “Icarus and Daedalus,” why does Icarus ignore his father’s warning?

A.
He wants the feeling of being free after being in prison for so long.

B.
He was immature and thought he knew better than his father did.

C.
He trusted that the wings were safe because his father had made them.

D.
He didn't understand what his father said and didn't want to look foolish by asking.
Part B
What lines from the selection support the answer to Part A?

A.
Up they rose, the boy after his father.

B.
The hateful ground of Crete sank beneath them.…

C.
The wide vacancy of the air dazed them—a glance downward made their brains reel.

D.
He longed for one draught of flight to quench the thirst of his captivity.…

Answer 1

c

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

Answer:Based on the last line taken from Jack Gilbert's "Failing and Flying", Gilbert offers a different interpretation of the Icarus myth which is C. That Icarus was triumphant in his flight even though he drowned. He interpreted Icarus' flight to be a triumph since Icarus had the courage to do the thing he wanted to which most of us don't have the courage for knowing that we might not be successful.