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On page 72-73 what Hero's Journey stage is Gilgamesh presenting? How do you know?

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Symbol: Utnapishtim represents hope for Gilgamesh.  This is true because when he arrives to the shore where Utnapishtim stands he sees "strange beauty" and "release" within Utnapishtaim

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As Utnapishtim watches Gilgamesh approach, he feels that he can't help him. (72)

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"And be it in Heaven in Hell/ Doesn't matter for me; because/ Hell is the everlasting gift/ Of His presence" (74)

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Gilgamesh reaches Utnapishtim after barely surviving the sea of death, asking him if there is something beyond death.

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Do you think that Gilgamesh sees things differently now that Enkidu died an that he is grieving? Why?Explain.

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Utnapishtim says that experiencing love, whether it be romantic or a friendship, is the way to become immortal. However, living forever means you watch the ones you love age, die, and suffer while you continue on; you become lonely.

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"[Utnapistim]...tear down your house/ And build a ship. Abandon your possesions./....Bring the seed of all the living creatures." (77)

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How does Utnapishtim explain the cup of immortality? (76)

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"Ishtar cried out like a woman at the height/ Of labor.." (78)

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What do you think Gilgamesh's tone is when responding to Utnapishtim when Utnapishtim talks about how being immortal means you watch the ones you love die and age? 76-77

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The gods within the Euphrates wanted to create a flood because they were unhappy with the current population. The god Ea told the mortal Utnapishtim to tear down his house, build a ship, abandon his work, and save himself from the detrimental flood. He told the people of Shurrapak he was leaving for a different reason, and gathered his family, animals, and a craftsman and navigator into the ship. When the flood hit, Utnapishtim and the people he saved survived, while everything else in society was destroyed and killed. Then, Enlil came down and gifted Utnapishtim and his wife with immortality.

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Geography: the geography of the city of Shuruppak allowed for the gods to create this flood that wiped out all the life in city nly to leave rumble, death, and decay.

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The story of the flood the wiped out the city of shuruppak is similar to the story or noah's arch known commonly from the bible.  The great flood was similar to Noah's arch through the fact that they were both about how the gods and or god decided that the people living down on earth were not worthy enough to live, so in order to cleanse them they sent a flood down that wiped out the human race . They left the surface in ruins except for one male, a female, and a male and female of every animal species so that they may reproduce. In this way the flood in the book gilgamesh relates to the biblical reference of noah's arch.

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"Bake loaves, he ordered her, and put them at his head/ One for each day he sleeps." (82)

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Why do you think Ea told only Utnapishtim to save himself?

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Gilgamesh felt tired after listening to Utnapishtim's story of gaining his immortality, feeling that "the words were discouraging".

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"He tied stones to his feet and descended/ Into the river. When he saw the plant/ Of rich rose color and ambrosial/ Shimmering in the water likea prism/ Of the sunlight, he seized it/ and cut into his palms.(85)

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What caused Gilgamesh to descend into the river? pg. 84-87

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Utnapishtim scolded Gilgamesh and tells him that he is unfit for eternal life. While telling the boatman to send the boat back to shore for Gilgamesh to leave on, the latter becomes overcome with grief and pleads for Utnapishtim's wisdom.

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"When Gilgamesh rose from the pool,/ His naked body glistening and refreshed,/ The plant was gone; the discarded skin/ Of a serpent was all he saw. (87)

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Sleep to Utnapishtim is " like death only slothful people yearn for." This means that he feels like sleep is unnecessary or to permanent

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Utnapishtim tells Gilgamesh that there is a plant in the river with thorns that will hurt his hands and make them bleed, but it will give him a new life. After retrieving the plant from the water, Gilgamesh swam back to shore and called out that he has the plant.

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Why does Gilgamesh ask a blind man if he knew Enkidu? pg. 91,92

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The rose stood for Gilgamesh's opportunity at a new life, a life where he did not have to think about the death of his friend, but a life where he got to be free and forget about that.  Although when that rose or new life got devoured it showed him that no matter what life he had t was always gong to get consumed by the face of death and he will always be effected by losses touch.

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Utnipishtim witnessed the loss of many lives, homes and hopes. He wanted to help Gilgamesh about finding eternal life. (79)

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When Gilgamesh first encounters Utnipishtim’s wife, he views her as a servant and doesn’t see the value

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Utnipishtim’s wife tries to convince him into helping Gilgamesh with his goal by reminding him how similarly he felt when he was grieving. (83)

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— (86)The serpent notices the source of food, and eats the plant that could have given Gilgamesh “new life.”(84)

— The skin of the serpent is left as evidence for Gilgamesh to realize what had happened to the plant. (87)

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A serpent comes and eats the plant Gilgamesh rescued, taking away his chance of new life. After recognizing his loss of Enkidu, Gilgamesh returns to Uruk.

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Remind gilgamesh of how he is human.

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demonstrates the abuse of power through human like qualities and carelessness, irrational behavior