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Meaghan Moraga, Kieth White, Delaney Campbell

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Meaghan Moraga, Kieth White, Delaney Campbell

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Most of the time in human nature when a person's best friend dies they do not wish to live on without them, but Gilgamesh reacts completely opposite of that. What do you think this says about Gilgamesh's character?

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- The usage of crystals and stones in this epic is prevelant. What do they signify, and how do the presence of them affect the tone, mood, and setting?

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Hannah Lumpkin, Jessica Titus, Fabian Castillo, Aileen Negrete

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Buchanon Palmer, Yohannes Mebratu, Isaiah Jones, Alan Shibu

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Buchanon Palmer, Yohannes Mebratu, Isaiah Jones, Alan Shibu

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How is the flood described in Chapter 5 similar to the story of Noah's Ark in the Bible? What is the significance of these similarities? What is the water/flood in the epic supposed to symbolize?

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Meaghan Moraga, Kieth White, Delaney Campbell

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Meaghan Moraga, Kieth White, Delaney Campbell

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The significance in the similarities between the two stories could be a number of things. There are theories that both stories are based off of an actual flood in Mesopotamia, but what's worth noting is the character's reaction to things in both stories and the lessons they are teaching about human nature. In the epic, the water/flood symbolizes destruction and rebirth. This explains why Gilgamesh bathes after major events as a rejuvenating process.

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Gilgamesh is filled with despair after Enkidu's death, but is forced to think about his own mortality. The reason he seeks immortality is because of fear, fear of his own death. He is scared of not being able to restore what he has done wrong. Seeing his equal was capable of dying made him realize that like every other human, he is not invincible. Enkidu believed there was more to life that Gilgamesh should experience, and that he should appreciate the city he has built with the people in it.

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In chapter 4, Gilgamesh repeats his sorrowful story to everyone who meets him with a face thats "drawn" and his "cheeks starved", with the repetition, is there symbolism/meaning to it? Does Gilgamesh have an alternative motive by repeating his story?

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Sydney Jones, Jahnune Rolla, Ruby Villafana

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Sydney Jones, Jahnune Rolla, Ruby Villafana

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In chapter 4, Gilgamesh searchers desperately for Utnapishtim. He journeyed for days without eating and suffered through heat and cold. Who is Utnapishtim and why did Gilgamesh go through so many hardships to find him?

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Utnapishtim is Gilgamesh's father, and he is in search for him because he heard a rumor or something of a sort that Utnapishtim has eternal life. After seeing his friend who he considers a younger brother die, Gilgamesh developed a fear for death, and the answers to his questions about everlasting life lies with Utnapishtim.

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Chas Pennington, Bryan Jordan, Elijah Arizmendi

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Chas Pennington, Bryan Jordan, Elijah Arizmendi

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What was Gilgamesh's purpose in going on his journey?

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Gilgamesh's purpose for going on his journey was to find a way to escape mortality. Enkidu has just died and he has become aware that one day he will die too. He makes his way through the winemaker and the ocean in order to find the secret of the gods through Utnapishtim. He wants to be immortal like a true god.

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Throughout chapter 4, Gilgamesh comes across multiple people who ask about his face and question his actions. Why does the author choose to show Gilgamesh´s grief through his repeated response?

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Gilgamesh´s consistent responses show his determination and lack of shame on his appearance. He is motivated on his journey and refuses to allow anyone to make him feel shamed about it, as his fear is stronger than his pride.

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Chas Pennington, Bryan Jordan, Elijah Arizmendi

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Chas Pennington, Bryan Jordan, Elijah Arizmendi

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The repetition symbolizes that the hardships presented in the poem are somewhat unified under the guidelines of the preferred outcome.

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In Chapter 5, there was great flood and storm. What was the reason for it, and why at the end of the chapter was Enlil so angry?

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Enlil was fed up with humans, so he created the flood to wipe-out mankind. He was very angry because no human was supposed to survive the flood, but Gilgamesh had learned of the flood in a dream. No one was supposed to know that the Gods had planned a flood, so that added to the anger of Enlil.