Life Is Not Worth Living Essay

-How would you respond to Gilgamesh 's cry that "if nothing is permanent life is not worth living?" Is the statement true, false or a mixture of both? Do you agree or disagree with Gilgamesh? Why? Explain your answer.

I believe this statement is a mixture of both. I agree and disagree with Gilgamesh statement because life is a wonderful thing no matter what happens in your life. Nothing in this world is immortal so we are all bound to lose things and people. Gilgamesh went out of his way to find immortality and when he found it he was not able to stay seven nights. This shows that immortality is impossible. Life, itself, is just the existence of animals and human beings. Only, once you give that existence purpose and meaning, is it really worth living? If you are abused, born into a poor or unloving family, a minority, or any other factors such as these, your life is already a hard one to live. However, life provides people with choices. You can choose to give in to the horrible suffering and obstacles that life throws your way; you can choose to end your depression and relieve yourself. On the other hand, you can choose to endure all of the pain that is being inflicted upon you; choose to wait it out and see what is really out there in this vast state of living. We choose to try, or to give in. We …show more content…
Is this figure ultimately positive or negative? Why? How would you respond to Joseph Campbell 's claim that we are all heroes?

I think that the redeemer hero is such a popular figure in our mythology up to the present day because the redeemer hero set a figure for all of those who follows. The redeemer hero goes through most quest to find his or her answer to what certain things mean. Even if the redeemer hero is bad or good they could still be called by that name. To be honest, I do believe that we are heroes in every other ways