Ilych And Gilgamesh Analysis

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An individual’s understanding of death goes through various stages. In the beginning, one is consumed with abstract ideas pertaining to death, existing in thought but with no actual physical evidence. Then as one experiences life, their views on death begin to change and shape as they experience the world, thus forming a physical reality where everyone is subject to death. The tales of both Ivyn Ilych and Gilgamesh capture their experiences and subsequent confrontation with death. Each character begins their journey with no true sense of what it means to live or die, it is not until they face death that they can truly understand the physical reality of life, known as the “real truth”. Gilgamesh begins his journey alongside Enkidu in search

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