The following question is based on your reading of “A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man” by James Joyce. The name Dedalus makes allusion to:
a.
The mythological figure who devoured his own daughter to prolong his life
c.
The mythological figure who escaped from his island prison by constructing a pair of wings
b.
The mythological figure who solved the riddle of the sphinx
d.
The mythological figure who flew too close to the sun and drowned in the ocean

Please select the best answer from the choices provided

A
B
C
D

- "the die is cast; i have consented to return if we are not destroyed. thus are my hopes blasted by cowardice and indecision; i come back ignorant and disappointed. it requires more philosophy than i possess to bear this injustice with patience. i have lost my hopes of utility and glory; i have lost my friend."

first of all, dante wanted to write an account of the search for spiritual atonement and salvation, and this desire drew heavily from dante's own experiences. dante was living in exile while writing inferno and so, much like his poetic counterpart, he felt like he had lost his way and needed direction.

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