The Epic Of Gilgamesh

Part I of Essay
In , Gilgamesh, the hero of this epic, achieves many feats of skill, which makes him famous, but that is not the reason it is an epic. fulfills the requirements of an epic by being consistently relevant to a human society and carries immortal themes and messages. By look ....

Part II of Essay
.... and power, and desires more in life. is a story that we, as people, can relate to. There are similarities between Gilgamesh’s journey and our own journey through life. Some of the texts that will be compared with , are the Bible, and Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. The characters of these stories are all have that burning desire to be successful in life, which we can relate to. These texts span across different time periods and societies illustrating how human nature, particularly the desire to obtain more than one ....