FREE ESSAY ON GILGAMESH

GILGAMESH

Gilgamesh 
Essay over The Epic of Gilgamesh The main character in the book The Epic of Gilgamesh is
Gilgamesh himself. Throughout the book, many things cause Gilgamesh to change. First, the
quest for immortality after the death of Enkidu shows that Gilgamesh has changed.
Gilgamesh has gone from arrogant to scared. Second, the death of Humbaba changes
Gilgamesh. Enkidu is made to make Gilgamesh more human. Enkidu and Gilgamesh become as
close as brothers. Were Enkidu and Gilgamesh lovers? The point of Enkidu being a lover of
Gilgamesh is very important. It allows the reader to understand the reasoning of
Gilgamesh changing. There are no changes in Gilgamesh as a person until Enkidu enters the
picture. If the belief and understanding of Gilgamesh and Enkidu being much more than
"good" friends is present, then the understanding of why Gilgamesh changes in the book is
also present. If Gilgamesh is just friends with Enkidu some change is possible, but not
almost total recall as Gilgamesh does in the book. In reflection, although some people
would say that Gilgamesh does not change from the beginning of the book The Epic of
Gilgamesh, the better understanding of the book reveals that, in fact, Gilgamesh does
change from the beginning of the book to the end. The personality of Gilgamesh changes
for three distinct reasons. First, Gilgamesh changes in the book because of his
insatiable desire for immortality after the death of Enkidu. Gilgamesh wants immortality
after the death of Enkidu. Second, Gilgamesh changes in the book because of the death of
Humbaba.