This animation features the story of Greek mythology called Icarus, with an analysis of why Icarus did not heed his father's warnings about flying too close to the sun. They lead to deeper questions of parental advisements and adolescents desire to not follow them. 2:37sec.

Concepts

greek mythology

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Additional Tags

greek mythology icarus, icarus, shmoop, adolescent literature, touched by the sun

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 2 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)