Question

In one version of the Greek myth about Icarus, Icarus escapes from prison by flying on wings made of feathers and wax, but he flies too close to the sun and the wax melts. At the start of Part Three, Beatty alludes to Icarus and compares him to Montag. Why

Answer 1

In Section 3 of Fahrenheit 451,the mythic allusion on is a comparison of Montag to Icarus,. Old Montag wanted to fly near the sun