“Sacrifices People Are Willing to Make”
The “Hero Stories” are about people who go out of their way to keep their loved ones safe. “ Mulan” is about a girl, Mulan, who takes her father’s place in battle because he was too old to fight for the emperor. “The Epic of Gilgamesh” is about an epic hero, Gilgamesh, who is trying to find immortality because he is afraid of death. The” Flood Stories” are about people that want to protect people they care about, so they do as the gods or whoever gave them the warning of the flood to protect their families. The “Hero Stories” are about sacrifice and reveal that a true hero makes sacrifices for those they love.
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His best friend, Enkidu, died and he did not want to die, so he went on an adventure to find Utnapishtim, the only person the gods gave immortality, so he could find out how he could become immortal. In “The Epic of Gilgamesh” it says, “Enkidu sighed bitterly and said, ‘When I went with the wild beasts ranging through the wilderness I discovered the forest; its length is ten thousand leagues in every direction. Enlil has appointed Humbaba to guard it and armed him sevenfold terrors, terrible to all flesh is Humbaba. When he roars it is like the torrent of the storm, his breath is like fire, and his jaws are death itself. He guards the cedars so well that when the wild heifer stirs in the forest, though she is sixty leagues distant, he hears her. What man would willingly walk into that country and explore its depths? I tell you, weakness overpowers whoever goes near it: it is not an equal struggle when one fights with Humbaba; he is a great warrior, a battering-ram. Gilgamesh, the watchman of the forest never sleeps.'” This shows that Enkidu doesn’t want to go and fight Humbaba, but because Gilgamesh is his best friend he is willing to make the sacrifice and fight alongside Gilgamesh in defeating Humbaba. Another example of how Enkidu makes a great sacrifice for Gilgamesh is shown in this quote, “When they had killed the Bull of Heaven they cut out its heart and gave it to Shamash, and the brothers rested. But Ishtar rose tip and mounted the great wall of Uruk; she sprang on to the tower and uttered a curse: ‘Woe to Gilgamesh, for he has scorned me in killing the Bull of Heaven.'” Sacrifice is shown through this passage because Enkidu died because Ishtar cursed Gilgamesh, but Enkidu didn’t mind, because he considered Gilgamesh his brother. All shown shows that people are willing to go to their deaths and sacrifice their lives for people they
The “Hero Stories” are about people who go out of their way to keep their loved ones safe. “ Mulan” is about a girl, Mulan, who takes her father’s place in battle because he was too old to fight for the emperor. “The Epic of Gilgamesh” is about an epic hero, Gilgamesh, who is trying to find immortality because he is afraid of death. The” Flood Stories” are about people that want to protect people they care about, so they do as the gods or whoever gave them the warning of the flood to protect their families. The “Hero Stories” are about sacrifice and reveal that a true hero makes sacrifices for those they love.
All these stories show that people are willing to make sacrifices to keep their …show more content…
His best friend, Enkidu, died and he did not want to die, so he went on an adventure to find Utnapishtim, the only person the gods gave immortality, so he could find out how he could become immortal. In “The Epic of Gilgamesh” it says, “Enkidu sighed bitterly and said, ‘When I went with the wild beasts ranging through the wilderness I discovered the forest; its length is ten thousand leagues in every direction. Enlil has appointed Humbaba to guard it and armed him sevenfold terrors, terrible to all flesh is Humbaba. When he roars it is like the torrent of the storm, his breath is like fire, and his jaws are death itself. He guards the cedars so well that when the wild heifer stirs in the forest, though she is sixty leagues distant, he hears her. What man would willingly walk into that country and explore its depths? I tell you, weakness overpowers whoever goes near it: it is not an equal struggle when one fights with Humbaba; he is a great warrior, a battering-ram. Gilgamesh, the watchman of the forest never sleeps.'” This shows that Enkidu doesn’t want to go and fight Humbaba, but because Gilgamesh is his best friend he is willing to make the sacrifice and fight alongside Gilgamesh in defeating Humbaba. Another example of how Enkidu makes a great sacrifice for Gilgamesh is shown in this quote, “When they had killed the Bull of Heaven they cut out its heart and gave it to Shamash, and the brothers rested. But Ishtar rose tip and mounted the great wall of Uruk; she sprang on to the tower and uttered a curse: ‘Woe to Gilgamesh, for he has scorned me in killing the Bull of Heaven.'” Sacrifice is shown through this passage because Enkidu died because Ishtar cursed Gilgamesh, but Enkidu didn’t mind, because he considered Gilgamesh his brother. All shown shows that people are willing to go to their deaths and sacrifice their lives for people they