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Why Is Icarus Not Important
In the painting, Icarus is drowning in the ocean just off of the shore, Icarus is depicted as very “Insignificant” and “Not Important” in the painting. It is very hard to even notice where Icarus is in the painting. He is drowning in the bottom right corner next to the shore. Also in this painting, Daedalus Is not even in the painting and is so insignificant that he wasn’t even included in the painting. While Icarus is drowning because of his ignorance, people around don’t notice his suffering. Farmers are working, a Shepard is herding sheep and a fisherman is fishing close to where Icarus is drowning. No one pays any attention. In “Musée des Beaux Arts” by W. H. Auden, a poem about the suffering of Icarus and the suffering of Auden’s
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