After becoming familiar with the myth of Icarus: his youth, his opportunity, his chosen path, and his downfall. Now you get to bring it up to the present. Choose an actual person from the present day $($or the very recent past$)$ whom you feel represents a "Modern Icarus."

On this worksheet, answer the following questions as a basis for discussion and to turn in$.$

Identify your person and describe similarities between both Icarus and your chosen person's stories: explain how s$/$he followed a comparable path of freedom, aspirations, and downfall.