However Gilgamesh decided it was best to wait to take the plant until he got back home and gave it to an old man first. Gilgamesh was afraid that the plant would bring death upon him therefore he decided to wait. “Death- the fear of death, everlasting fame as victory over death, life after death- is a common theme and distinctive of the late Sumerian Gilgamesh tradition” ( Moran 2). Gilgamesh was afraid of death; he did not want to die due to the plant. This goes to show that Gilgamesh did not trust him; he did not believe that the plant would work and instead he was going to be selfish and give it to an old man without knowing if the plant would kill him or
However Gilgamesh decided it was best to wait to take the plant until he got back home and gave it to an old man first. Gilgamesh was afraid that the plant would bring death upon him therefore he decided to wait. “Death- the fear of death, everlasting fame as victory over death, life after death- is a common theme and distinctive of the late Sumerian Gilgamesh tradition” ( Moran 2). Gilgamesh was afraid of death; he did not want to die due to the plant. This goes to show that Gilgamesh did not trust him; he did not believe that the plant would work and instead he was going to be selfish and give it to an old man without knowing if the plant would kill him or