Gilgamesh Search For Immortality Analysis
Gilgamesh’s Search for Immortality
In the Epic of Gilgamesh a ruthless tyrant who thought he was a god turned reasonable man tries to look for the meaning of immortality after the death of his brother and friend Enkidu. Enkidu’s death made Gilgamesh scared that he might one day die to, so therefore he goes out on an epic journey to look for possibly keeping himself immortal so he doesn’t have to end up like his brother Enkidu.
By finding Immortality Gilgamesh hopes to restore all that he had done wrong. So therefore immortality signifies that Gilgamesh wants to restore what he has done wrong. Gilgamesh finally finds immortality, and when he obtains the flower of immortality he wants to give it to the elders of Uruk, which would in turn …show more content…
But after the fact Gilgamesh starts to question himself. He starts to question if he really wants to be alive forever, there is o upside. He does not get to see his brother and friend and plus there is the doubt that his kingdom might slowly crumble not leaving him with anything to live for. In his travels for immortality Gilgamesh encounters a lot, he kills animals and wears their skins, just like his brother. He travels the great mountain where he can get to the realm of the gods. He comes across a two scorpion men who are guarding entrance to the realm. He makes it past those gates and then ends up in the land of darkness which he defeats. Next he makes it to the garden where gods tell him where he can find immortality. Gilgamesh eventually makes his way across the sea of death to Dilnum where the secret of immortality is.
When Gilgamesh finally gets to Dilnum he is told the secret by Utnapishtim, the only mortal to be immoral due to being raised by the gods due to the floods of his land as a child. Utnapishtim takes Gilgamesh to the location of the flower of immorality. Gilgamesh had finally done what he thought he had to do to restore his brother’s
In the Epic of Gilgamesh a ruthless tyrant who thought he was a god turned reasonable man tries to look for the meaning of immortality after the death of his brother and friend Enkidu. Enkidu’s death made Gilgamesh scared that he might one day die to, so therefore he goes out on an epic journey to look for possibly keeping himself immortal so he doesn’t have to end up like his brother Enkidu.
By finding Immortality Gilgamesh hopes to restore all that he had done wrong. So therefore immortality signifies that Gilgamesh wants to restore what he has done wrong. Gilgamesh finally finds immortality, and when he obtains the flower of immortality he wants to give it to the elders of Uruk, which would in turn …show more content…
But after the fact Gilgamesh starts to question himself. He starts to question if he really wants to be alive forever, there is o upside. He does not get to see his brother and friend and plus there is the doubt that his kingdom might slowly crumble not leaving him with anything to live for. In his travels for immortality Gilgamesh encounters a lot, he kills animals and wears their skins, just like his brother. He travels the great mountain where he can get to the realm of the gods. He comes across a two scorpion men who are guarding entrance to the realm. He makes it past those gates and then ends up in the land of darkness which he defeats. Next he makes it to the garden where gods tell him where he can find immortality. Gilgamesh eventually makes his way across the sea of death to Dilnum where the secret of immortality is.
When Gilgamesh finally gets to Dilnum he is told the secret by Utnapishtim, the only mortal to be immoral due to being raised by the gods due to the floods of his land as a child. Utnapishtim takes Gilgamesh to the location of the flower of immorality. Gilgamesh had finally done what he thought he had to do to restore his brother’s