The Epic Of Gilgamesh Analysis

The Epic of Gilgamesh is a poem written on stone tablets between 2700 B.C. and around 600 B.C. The Author is an ancient authors of stories that compose poems that are anonymous. This poem is epic and the genre is heroic. All languages were written in cuneiform script. Tablet XI of Gilgamesh was translated and published in 1872.The point of view of this story is third person .Most of the story is told from Gilgamesh and Utnapishtim narrates the flood story in tablet XI. The major conflict of the story is that Gilgamesh struggles to avoid death. The theme of the story is love as a motivation, certainty of death, and the gods are very evil. The symbol of the story is the religious symbols.
Although Gilgamesh seem hostile towards Utnapishtim and even considered him his enemy, …show more content…
The protagonist conflict is Gilgamesh experiences both external and internal conflicts. The external ones include conflicts with the gods, Humbaba, and the Bull of Heaven. The internal ones include his difficulty coping with the loss of Enkidu and overcoming the fear of death. The symbol is religious symbols and doorways.The god Ea, warned Utnapishtim and instructed him to build a massive boat to save himself, his family. He does so, and the gods brought rain which caused the water to rise for many days. When the rains moderated, the boat landed on a mountain, and Utnapishtim set loose first a dove, then a swallow, and finally a raven, which found land. The god Ishtar, created the rainbow and placed it in the sky, as a reminder to the gods and a pledge to manhood that there would be no more floods.Ea was giving him advice on what he should do. Overall, Gilgamesh comes to his senses to speak to Utanapishtim and learns that immortality isn't for everyone. Gilgamesh can't hope for the gods to make a similar exception on his behalf. Gilgamesh learns about the mysterious flower that will make anyone who eats young again. He even gets the flower but then a snake steals