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Compare And Contrast Gilgamesh Vs Star Wars
The Epic of Gilgamesh vs. Star wars The Epic of Gilgamesh and Star wars at first glance seem as though they are polar opposites. One is a journey through space and the other is a journey for everlasting life. Vaguely these stories are very different but when looked at closely they share a lot of the same themes and concepts. They are similar in the fact that both Luke and Gilgamesh go on a quest for an overall end prize, they both have qualities of immortals and mortals, and they both had sidekicks.
The main thing that Gilgamesh and Luke have in common is that they both go on extravagant journeys. Gilgamesh starts out his journey after Enkidu, his loyal companion, dies of sickness. When Enkidu dies Gilgamesh realizes that he doesn’t ever want

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