Comparing The Epic Of Gilgamesh And Job
I chose the epic of Gilgamesh and the story of Job as my reference points for universal truths. Both works highlight the happiness and pain we will experience on our journey through life. Gilgamesh and Job faced the same challenges in different ways throughout their stories. Gilgamesh and Job were both challenged by their family and friends because of their behavior.
Gilgamesh has his first taste of sorrow when Enkidu dies. He is distraught and does not know how he will go on. I found their closeness to be strange but admirable just the same. Gilgamesh asks, “How can I bear this sorrow that gnaws at my belly, this fear of death that restlessly drives me onward?” I equate his feelings on the loss of Enkidu to those one would feel at the
Gilgamesh has his first taste of sorrow when Enkidu dies. He is distraught and does not know how he will go on. I found their closeness to be strange but admirable just the same. Gilgamesh asks, “How can I bear this sorrow that gnaws at my belly, this fear of death that restlessly drives me onward?” I equate his feelings on the loss of Enkidu to those one would feel at the