Tilya Means
Dr. Devona Mallory
ENGL 2111.2
April 20, 2016
Epic of Gilgamesh and Sunjata Analysis
God has his mysteries which none can fathom. You, perhaps, will be a king. You can do nothing about it. You, on the other hand, will be unlucky, but you can do nothing about that either. Each man finds his way already marked out for him and he can change nothing of it. (Naine, Sundiata: An Epic of Old Mali 15)
“The Epic of Gilgamesh” and “Sunjata: A West African Epic of the Mande Peoples” are both epics that follows the lives of two heroes as they embark upon a journey throughout their lives facing different trials and tribulations which leads them to becoming great leaders. In “The Epic of Gilgamesh” the protagonist, Gilgamesh, is depressed …show more content…
Gilgamesh was egotistical and arrogant. He was self-entitled and believed that he could do whatever he wanted because he was more powerful than the common people. Gilgamesh abused his power by raping the newly wedded women before they could have intimate relations with their husbands. Sunjata was completely different. He was kindhearted and generous to everyone. Sunjata displayed his generosity when he agree with his brother, Jamori’s idea to split the bow, mask, and horse amongst themselves and their sister rather than taking it all for himself as his mother …show more content…
Even though neither story were narratives, I could follow “The Epic of Gilgamesh” much better because it has more of a direct approach, there were only a few major characters which prevented confusion over whose lines I was reading, and it was ultimately centered around the hero without any interfering side stories which made it a lot easier for me to understand. In Sunjata’s story there were multiple stories being told which made it difficult to follow. It was also a challenge trying to keep up with the amount of characters in the story which lead to a lot of backtracking and rereading of lines trying to figure out who said what. Overall, both stories were engaging. Following two similar heroes along two totally different journeys in their lives to them becoming great leaders was
Dr. Devona Mallory
ENGL 2111.2
April 20, 2016
Epic of Gilgamesh and Sunjata Analysis
God has his mysteries which none can fathom. You, perhaps, will be a king. You can do nothing about it. You, on the other hand, will be unlucky, but you can do nothing about that either. Each man finds his way already marked out for him and he can change nothing of it. (Naine, Sundiata: An Epic of Old Mali 15)
“The Epic of Gilgamesh” and “Sunjata: A West African Epic of the Mande Peoples” are both epics that follows the lives of two heroes as they embark upon a journey throughout their lives facing different trials and tribulations which leads them to becoming great leaders. In “The Epic of Gilgamesh” the protagonist, Gilgamesh, is depressed …show more content…
Gilgamesh was egotistical and arrogant. He was self-entitled and believed that he could do whatever he wanted because he was more powerful than the common people. Gilgamesh abused his power by raping the newly wedded women before they could have intimate relations with their husbands. Sunjata was completely different. He was kindhearted and generous to everyone. Sunjata displayed his generosity when he agree with his brother, Jamori’s idea to split the bow, mask, and horse amongst themselves and their sister rather than taking it all for himself as his mother …show more content…
Even though neither story were narratives, I could follow “The Epic of Gilgamesh” much better because it has more of a direct approach, there were only a few major characters which prevented confusion over whose lines I was reading, and it was ultimately centered around the hero without any interfering side stories which made it a lot easier for me to understand. In Sunjata’s story there were multiple stories being told which made it difficult to follow. It was also a challenge trying to keep up with the amount of characters in the story which lead to a lot of backtracking and rereading of lines trying to figure out who said what. Overall, both stories were engaging. Following two similar heroes along two totally different journeys in their lives to them becoming great leaders was