No Film School provides a breakdown of how the fable is used in television and film to signal a "tragedy structure" where a character's attempt to change ultimately fails.

If you need a more formal analysis of the fable's role in media, these papers explore the psychological and sociological implications:

While the episode title is "Bust Out," Tony Soprano famously references the fable to explain his nature to Davey Scatino.

Represents the long-term effect of a broken home, unable to escape the "stinging" nature of his past.