Chapter 8 - Literature

For this chapter "Hanseldee and Greteldum" i used "Landscape with the fall of Icarus" by William Carlos Williams to draw parallels and reflect on. Throughout this chapter Foster speak mostly of fairy tales and their layout and typical idea. Although what i drew most from and what I feel is the most important aspect of this chapter is Fosters Idea that Fairy Tales typically are embedded in ones mind long after they initially hear the story itself. Maybe because they were exposed to it at such a young age and then grew up around them as well. or maybe because of the unforgettable stories and lessons that they expose to people of all ages. But whatever the case Fairy Tale characters are used to draw references to a certain emotion or idea in current day writing. Mainly because of our strong familiarity with them, and their story, are they such a great tool for writer to use to trigger a familiar are with the reader. He also mentions the feeling of reading a new novel and being familiar with a few aspects and maybe not so much on the rest. These characters are a popular familiar topic. "landscape with a fall of Icarus" is strongly based on a fictional, Fairy Tale story. Although the poem doesn't give you the background it simply mentions his name and then tells the story of his death. The reader could easily pull a lesson from this without knowing the foreground. Fairy Tales have proven to be very useful and popular even as time passes and they grow older.