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The Fall of Icarus and Autumn Passage

The Fall of Icarus and Autumn Passage

Introduction

Story-telling is a very powerful force in the society . This can be seen in the movies , in soap operas and sitcoms , as well as in novels and short stories . Usually , however , the focus of viewers and readers of these stories is on the most dramatic moments - the last punch of the protagonist that defeats the antagonist , the moment that a man decides to go back to his beloved or the winning shot in a football or basketball match . Perhaps , people have a natural penchant

for adrenaline-pumping and exciting points in the course of events

What is neglected sometimes is the way in which the winning boxer trains incessantly for weeks and even months just to get in shape , or the difficult trials and practices that a football or basketball team goes through . These are boring stuff and seemingly inconsequential to the story . They are just too ordinary to have any meaningful content

Yet , there is an old adage saying that beauty is in the eye of the beholder ' Extending this adage to the craft of storytelling and even in recognizing good things in everyday life , meaning is derived by the person listening or observing a story

For eyes that are not trained to look for the extraordinary out of the ordinary , it would not be easy to spot meaning . In this case , listening or watching a story unfold may simply become a long wait for the climax Meanwhile , the listener or the watcher will grow bored if there is nothing happening . Before the significant thing happens in the story , a person may simply leave or cease to listen because of sheer boredom or disinterest

Detecting the Extraordinary out of the Ordinary

In the midst of the ordinary , artists , storytellers and even ordinary individuals have trained their faculties in detecting the extraordinary The key here is rich and vivid imagination . Without it , the ordinary will remain as mundane as ever and equally boring . But such an attitude more than anything , reflects a lazy imagination and a poor image of what the world is like

Landscape With The Fall of Icarus

Take for example William Carlos Williams ' poem Landscape With the Fall of Icarus . In the poem , Williams described the ordinary events in the lives of those who were doing tending their own businesses when the fall of Icarus occurred . A farmer was plowing his field . Perhaps he was even sweating and was observing his beast of burden as it helps him complete the task at hand

Or maybe , the farmer was simply intent at warding off the heat of the sun . It was also spring during that time so the world was simply coming alive . The leaves in the trees were beginning to grow again . Everything was beginning to display their green color - a symbol of rebirth and a new beginning

In addition to this , the sea was also concerned with itself , busily taking in the slush and the drift from rivers because...

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