Achilles Redivivus: "Pink Floyd: The Wall" as a Modern-Day "Iliad"

This article elaborates on the structural, thematic and characterological similarities between Alan Parker’s Pink Floyd: The Wall Homer’s Iliad, reading both works as epics that revolve around hero’s wrath, its consequences resolution. argument is organised three central topics: loss cause of heroes’ inaction suffering inflicted by an inhumane power in context war; law foundation a social order redresses balance; love binding force individual collective harmony. After introducing thesis objectives, balance concerning Achilles status example virile might highlighting more human humane dimension, truly dominant theme Iliad which comes closer to modern sensibility. Both feature two heroic figures embark journey self-discovery not only entails transformation their subjective position inside society, but also articulation set values alternative those operate respective formations. In developing this remaining sections, does lose sight specificities different historical periods narratives are embedded respond to. research carried out here takes text point comparative reference for film than object creative reception.