The story of Icarus is one of the most famous tales from Greek myth. The tale is often interpreted as being
fundamentally about the dangers of hubris
, with Icarus’ flight a metaphor for man’s overreaching of his limits (and coming to a sticky end as a result).
Who is the intended audience in a story?
Intended audience is defined as
the group of people for which a service or product is designed
. An example of an intended audience is the population of people targetted by a new movie.
Who do you think is the intended audience of the story of Icarus?
The intended audience was
all mankind
, but especially for the youth to understand and follow the laws and nature and what they are told.
Who do you think is the intended audience of the Hunger Games?
So The Hunger Games absolutely delivers for its target audience:
younger teenagers
. To them, it can be highly recommended.
What is the purpose of Icarus and Daedalus?
Icarus and Daedalus
attempt to escape from Crete by means of wings that Daedalus constructed from feathers and wax
. Daedalus warns Icarus first of complacency and then of hubris, instructing him to fly neither too low nor too high, lest the sea’s dampness clog his wings or the sun’s heat melt them.
What does Icarus symbolize?
Icarus is a symbol of
youthful rebellion
; what, then, is he doing living a monotonous, mundane adult life under the pseudonym of “Mr. Hicks?” (10). In the traditional myth, his fall is a bittersweet one.
What did Icarus really want?
Icarus could have
flown as close to the Sun
as he wanted to; the distance from the Sun is not what brought him crashing into the sea.
What are the 4 types of audiences?
- Friendly. Your purpose: reinforcing their beliefs.
- Apathetic. Your purpose is to first to convince them that it matters for them.
- Uninformed. Your requirement is to educate before you can begin to propose a course of action.
- Hostile. You purpose is to respect them and their viewpoint.
Who is audience example?
An example of an audience is
the crowd in the seats at a sporting event
. An example of an audience are people who tune in to a specific morning radio show. An example of an audience are people who enjoy watching a specific genre of movies. All those persons who are tuned in to a particular radio or TV program.
Who can be the audience?
Knowing who you are writing for is critical when starting the writing process. Most of the writing you will do in college has an audience, which is simply a particular
reader or group of readers
. Your audience will influence your decisions about content, emphasis, organization, style, and tone.
What is the message of The Hunger Games?
Survival. If you were to pick the main theme of the Hunger Games series,
the ability and desire to survive would rightfully come
first and foremost. They are stories of survival, physically and mentally. Due to the poverty and starvation issues within Panem, survival is no sure thing.
What is the purpose of The Hunger Games?
The purposes of the Hunger Games are
to provide entertainment for the Capitol and to remind the districts of the Capitol’s power and its lack of remorse
or forgiveness for the failed rebellion of the current competitors’ ancestors.
What kind of people should read The Hunger Games?
The book is rated by Scholastic as grade 5.3 and for
ages 11-13
. Parents’ concerns about The Hunger Games center around violence. The book has a lot of it, and it is graphic at times. Much of the plot focuses on “the games” in which children kill children.
What is the message of the fall of Icarus?
The poem “Landscape with the Fall of Icarus” is
about human nature of indifference
. The poet takes the reference of mythological character Icarus to talk about human tendency to indifference. When Icarus fell from the sky, it was spring and a farmer was ploughing his field.
What is the overall theme of the flight of Icarus and why?
One theme is
the value of moderation
. It is revealed when Icarus ignores his father’s warning to fly” at a moderate height,” neither too high or too low. Icarus flies too high and plummets to his death. Another is the theme of not trying to be more than you are like the gods.
What is the summary of the story of Daedalus and Icarus?
When the King finds out, he banishes Daedalus, along with his son Icarus, to the center of the labyrinth
. Daedalus applies his skill as an inventor to build wings out of wax so that they can escape, but showing his bravado, Icarus takes off with the wings. However, when he flies too close to the sun, the wings melt.
