BLOG 9: The Epic of Gilgamesh

The Epic of Gilgamesh

The paper titled "The Epic of Gilgamesh" is a perm that can be played by more than 5 peoples. Even though it is a poem it also tells a story. The main character is Enkidu. He is an example of an person during the Mesopotamia era who was the closes to looking and acting like a beast. At the beginning of the story, Enkidu born in silence and lived in the wilderness. He was shaggy and looked like a women with his long hair. Enkidu ate grass with the animals and drank uncleaned water. He wore either nothing or used tools from the land to build cloths He was full of natural oil with all those times he hasn't washed himself.

Later in the story, he started to become closer to a human being meaning he would have attentive ears. He would eat bread which was processed grass and drank beer which was processed water. He also met a women who stays anonymous throughout the rest of the story. She was important in the story because it helped the main character to change and have a transformation as a human/man. Enkidu understands and is self-aware. His social skills were needed to be used since he was seeking for human friendship. The last thing that was also noticed was that this time animals run away from him instead of going towards him because since he is a human, in other words a warrior, scares animals.


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