Icarus

     In the painting it is apparent that Icarus is not the focal point. In fact he is discretely drawn in the bottom right corner of the painting. Everyone and everything else is drawn angled away from where Icarus' body lies. Furthermore, the painting is legitimized by the text of the poem. the poem states, " A boy falling out of the sky, had somewhere to get to and sailed calmly on." This indicates that everyone has bigger issues than worrying about minimal events such as Icarus' death. In essence, events happen everyday and if people spent their time thinking about it, they would never be able to live their own lives.