William Carlos Williams'poem "Landscape with the Fall of Icarus"

“Man has demonstrated that he is master of everything, except his own nature,” says Henry Miller. True, people can’t control nature. They have an inner world which they could hardly express to anthers. In the poem “Landscape with the Fall of Icarus”, William Carlos William explains human ‘circumstance and universe in the world by using effective of techniques. He suggests that people are responsible for their own actions and the world is full of people who take life too seriously; it’s time to lighten up about things. The life is complicated, but it still goes on.
In the “Landscape with the Fall of Icarus.”William Carlos William reveals that human are selfish. According to Brueghel. Icarus was famous for his death and drowning in the sea from the fly too close to sun with wings that held up with wax that melted. “Insignificantly off the coast there was a splash quite unnoticed.” Author describes Icarus as insignificant. Did a farmer see Icarus falling from sky and not to help him? Were they selfish? Yes, they were selfish. Author shows these to us by using personification. “The edge of the sea concerned with itself”. As we see, people were working very seriously. They care about their job more than other things. Author does this by using personification. “A famer was plunging his field the whole pageantry.” However, author suggests that the world is full of people who take life too seriously, it’s time to lighten up about things, sometime look around and see what other are doing. On the other hand, author suggests that human are responsible for own actions. According to “The myth of Daedalus and Icarus”, Daedalus gave flying lesson to Icarus before their flight. “I warn you, Icarus, flying a middle course: don’t go too low, or water will weigh the wings down; don’t go too high, or the sun will burn them.” However, Icarus didn’t listen, he was died as result. Obviously, Icarus should take responsibility for himself. However, we tend to blame farmers and fishing man after the reading. Author wants to tell us that doesn’t matter who is right or wrong, human like to blame, and so that they don’t look bad. People blame others for being poor, people blame the government for high prices; human blame others for everything in life.
In the painting “Landscape with fall of Icarus,” Pieter Brueghel reveals that life is complicated, life still goes on matter what happen. Pick yourself up and start all over again. Author does this by using different color and symbols. I see a large Varity of different things and activities in the painting. They are of different colors. I see the sky has a lot of colors. It is shape of white, blue, yellow, and orange. I would assume that author wants us to know that life is complicated. The color represented different experience. Easy, hard, no matter what it is, time does not stop for a person.
In the poem “The myth of Daedalus and Icarus”, Ovid reveals that envy infects thoughts. According to Ovid, Daedalus murdered his apprentice. Perdis was killing by tossing from high temple of Minerva. “Guilt is always jealous.” Daedalus killed perdis because he was feared that Perdix would surpass him in talent. As a result, author wants readers to listen people’s criticism, with an open mind. Don’t be arrogant toward people. On the other hand, author reveals that struggling for survival is human instinct. According to Ovid, Icarus was struggling when he fell in sea. But no one could help him.
In conclusion, In “The Landscape with the Fall of Icarus”, William Carlos William developed deep meaningful message to readers. He explains the human’s circumstance and universe in the world. Besides, he reveals that life still goes on no matter what it is. Time does not stop for people.