Icarus

Gracia Li

Author: Caroline Laidlaw

Genre: Mythical tale

Date Started: 7/12/2010

Date Finished: 8/12/2010

This book is a famous Greek mythical story. Icarus was a most intelligent artist and an artisan Daedalus's son. His father lost the king's favour, and they were imprisoned on the coast in a stone castle. Soon Daedalus thought of a good idea. They took leftover food to tempt sea gulls into a tower. Then they collected feathers and wax. They made wings, and then they were ready to fly. “Icarus, always follow me, if you fly too close to the sun, the heat will melt the wax on your wings. Then you will fall into the sea” his father said. Icarus loved flying, and he forgot about his father’s warning. He was flew more and more high. Later he was too close to the sun, and the sun’s heat melted away the wax. The feathers started to fall. His father saw the feathers on the sea. He had a sad return to his hometown, and gave his wings for hanging in the temple of Apollo. Henceforth he no longer wanted to fly.

This story tells us if we become too complacent and forget our human limitations it is dangerous. In the end man lost the power of flight.

This book’s level is right. I want to recommend this book to my friends.