Daedalus And Icarus Compare And Contrast

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“Daedalus and Icarus” Essay Sexton changes the original story of “Daedalus and Icarus” into a lighthearted story in which she doesn't care whether or not the son ,Icarus ,dies,because she focuses more on the surrounding landscape and not on the actual tragedy. The comparison in the stories has only one similarity which is that in the plot of both stories are the same ,but both authors vary on how they tell the story. Anne Sexton changes her version of “Daedalus and Icarus” into a lighthearted tale in which she doesn't focus on whether or not the son dies. In the original story of “Daedalus and Icarus” the plot was the same as in Anne Sexton’s version ,but instead of focusing on other details the author of the original story focused more on

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