Death is feared by many people because of the simple fact that is it unavoidable, well unless you are granted immortality like a god. Throughout “The epic of Gilgamesh” we are shown that Gilgamesh and Enkidu fear dying without being remembered. The pair of friends go on various journeys for the simple pleasure of having fame and being seen as heroes throughout Uruk. Gilgamesh and Enkidu face great despair that completely change their perspective about what life and death really means.
At the beginning of the epic story we learn that Gilgamesh is two-thirds god and one-third human. After learning this about Gilgamesh we know that even though he is part god he is also human, meaning that he has to face death sooner or later. I think that because he knows he has to face death at one point he takes advantage of the people and things surrounding him. Even though he does do a couple of good deeds like building the walls and temples …show more content…
I think this is where the moral of the story is and what the whole story is about, in a way this story is about how life is brief and death cannot be avoided no matter how hard you try to refrain from.
Death can be scary, but we shouldn’t live thinking about it every second of our lives. In “The Epic of Gilgamesh” Enkidu and Gilgamesh are obsessed with the idea of what their lives will become after death. Times have changes and now a day we tend to forget about death until it is our time to go, but around 2,000 BC the mortals and gods were consumed in the idea of having their name remembered as someone with great
At the beginning of the epic story we learn that Gilgamesh is two-thirds god and one-third human. After learning this about Gilgamesh we know that even though he is part god he is also human, meaning that he has to face death sooner or later. I think that because he knows he has to face death at one point he takes advantage of the people and things surrounding him. Even though he does do a couple of good deeds like building the walls and temples …show more content…
I think this is where the moral of the story is and what the whole story is about, in a way this story is about how life is brief and death cannot be avoided no matter how hard you try to refrain from.
Death can be scary, but we shouldn’t live thinking about it every second of our lives. In “The Epic of Gilgamesh” Enkidu and Gilgamesh are obsessed with the idea of what their lives will become after death. Times have changes and now a day we tend to forget about death until it is our time to go, but around 2,000 BC the mortals and gods were consumed in the idea of having their name remembered as someone with great