How would you like to be remembered? It was Gilgamesh fault that Enkidu is dead, for him to stop feeling bad he builds a statue “Gilgamesh called together the masters of statues lapidaries, forgers, workers in copper and gold, and commanded that there be made a statue of him, of Enkidu” (pg. 46-47) in my personal opinion I would not like to be remembered by a statue, unless I am really famous because it would be kind of ridiculous for someone to make a statue out of me when I am just one of the crowd. And in the case I get to be famous I would prefer a film that people everywhere can see it, or a documentary, or book. Gilgamesh is sad and in order for people to remember his foil (I would say Enkidu is Gilgamesh’s foil because in the previews chapters he was always behind him) he made a statue.
The great admiration I had for Gilgamesh when I started to read the book is now gone, I don’t think is fair what he did and “hear my prayer and save me as I enter into the passes where there are lions!”(pg 49) what happened to he is the strongest, the Sheppard, I don’t think so he is afraid of lion, and the all powerful can kill a lion. At the start of the book I had the image of Gilgamesh as hero a God but now, I have discovered that every hero has a human part but still no man who is 2 thirds a god and 1 third a man should be afraid of lions. But again maybe the author is trying to empathize that Gilgamesh is a human and makes mistakes as everyone. So I shall say that this novel is one that we should read carefully and slowly to understand the points of view it has.
If it means that Gilgamesh the god has a human side, do we human have a god-like side? If we do what is what can we do?
1 comment:
Nice picture!
You don't have to say it's an opinion. We know. Secondly, of course it is personal! Just say it in the future.
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