"Musee des Beaux Arts" By W.H. Aduen
My response to poem. I felt this poem spoke of death and dying and how the world and life just keep going on despite all the daily tragedies. I was confused through out the poem. I did some investigating to try to make more sense of the poem. Through the internet I learned that W.H Aduen viewed the painting Brueghel, in Brussels 1938. I learned that Icarus was a Greek mythological figure. Icarus and his father Daedalus were held captive by the King of Crete. Daedalus made wings for his son to escape and gave him specific instructions. Do not fly to high to the sun or to low to the water. The boy did not listen and crashed to his death into the ocean.
Right away I picked up on death, dying and tragedy of the poem. The author speaks of many tragedies. We are all dying from the moment of birth, yet we did not ask for this. Children drowning, the elderly knowing that their days are numbered and terrible accidents that occur daily as we all go about our busy lives. We hear about all of these tragedies on a daily basis, through watching the news, internet or just conversation with others. As a society we often look away from tragedies, we are ignorant to the fact that they can happen to us, we are not invincible.
Good job with the response. I can see you put the time into it for both research and to consider what the poem means. Now consider, what does this mean to, and for you? How do you feel about this message? What is your opinion and personal response?
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