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I learned that The Epic Gilgamesh has been read for over a century in the modern world. In the begging of the story the narrator uses the opportunity to describe the walls of the Uruk, and the city of southern Mesopotamia where Gilgamesh ruled. I also learned that that Gilgamesh reigns over his city without rival and is described as two-thirds god, one-third man. The people of the city cryed out to their gods to create Endiku. Later in the story Endiku and Gilgamesh traveled to the Cedar Forest of the far north to battle the monster Humbaba and gain glory.

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I learned that the Epic of Gilgamesh is a story about a demigod, and ruler, who is reminded of his human nature and mortality. Gilgamesh becomes great friends with Enkidu and ends up slaying the beast, Humbaba, with him. Enkidu dies and Gilgamesh begins to drown in his grief. He is faced with his own morality and begins a  journey to find a way to live forever. He finds Utnapishtim and fails the trial that shows if he is worthy of eternal life. Although this story is extremely old and modern society has changed many times, the human experience including human connection, grief, and struggles with a limited lifespan remains the same.

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While reading The Epic of Gilgamesh, I learned that grief and anger can make one go crazy but the reality of death hitting someone will always scare everyone.
Even whenever a demigod has a lot to live for he still wants more than he can have. Gilgamesh was broken after his friend's death but he was terrified for himself because he would be next. By him being scared of death it made try to be mortal but at the end of it he still died. The passage of this story is that death is something that no one can escape, not even a demigod. With that one has to enjoy their life to the fullest because we only have this one life.

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The Epic of Gilgamesh is an ancient tale that presents us with lots of emotions, and thoughts and makes us think about how we live life today. Death is the only guarantee in life, which scares Gilgamesh. After watching his best friend die, he travels to find the one who survived the great flood, to see the secret of immortality. We can see here that fear can drive us to do unimaginable things, and that we shouldn't let it control us, but we should control fear. Gilgamesh's hunger for power and glory has left him without human connections, so he spends all this time trying to attain one thing he cannot. This ancient piece of literature has been around for centuries, but we can still learn from it today.

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What I overall learned about the Epic of Gilgamesh was how similar things were during this time and how they coincide with our emotions now. Losing a loved one is a type of pain that’s indescribable and not being able to accept that death is not something you can stop, doesn’t help heal. Gilgamesh instead of moving on and finding peace through himself and others looks for solutions for an inevitable end. Death is going to happen to all of us and with him seeing his friend dying makes him contemplate how he will end up the same way unless he looks for a “fix” to this. As the professor says “Grief prolonged and embraced, as with Gilgamesh, is a selfish indulgence that no friend or loved one would desire for them.” which is why healing and acceptance is needed.

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The Epic of Gilgamesh is a story that demonstrates many emotions and fears seen in the modern world showing how society might change but the human experience stays the same. The story is about grief, connection, and human nature. Gilgamesh deals with the fear of death, the loss of friendships, and other struggles we experience in the modern day. A great example of interactions being prevalent to this day is after his interaction with Shamhat, Enkidu he become more empathic and caring, that created a stronger bond something we see in the modern day all the time.

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The Epic of Gilgamesh is an influential writing with tales of human nature, emotion, and strife. Gilgamesh is a power hungry being who is not easily satisfied. He has been through troubles and tribulations as well as good fortune. Just like any human in today's world, he feels strongly about what he has been through and is affected resolutely by his past. The literature accurately describes modern human emotions through the characters and plot.

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While reading the article, I learned The Epic of Gilgamesh was a tale of a man , the ruler of Uruk. who was two thirds a god and a bit wild. Until he found a friend Enkidu, the opposite of him . At first they fought but eventually became closer than brothers. The traveled together defeating beasts. During this journey Gilgamesh runs across Ishtar, the goddess of love and sexuality,and thus, fertility and proposes marriage to Gilgamesh. He declines and she sends an evil bull onto Uruk. Both Gilgamesh and Enkidu destroy the beast and Enkidu rubs it in Ishtar face, leading to his death. After Endikus death Gilgamesh set out on a journey for eternal life. On his journey people advised him to give up and enjoy the life he has. To get married and have children. He ignores them and continues his journey. To conclude the piece of literature describes some of the things we experience today emotionally and mentally.

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The Epic of Gilgamesh though old, is a very well written story about some real issues and emotions. Although the Epic of Gilgamesh is not the same as stories today, it does showcase human emotions such as pain or grief, and some of the same troubles we experience today while including inhuman beings such as gods. It is also quite surprising how well written and complex that stories from ancient times can be despite their extremely old age.

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I learned that even though this epic was written long ago, there are many wisdom's and experiences that are valuable and relatable to today. I see a lot of allusions and events that occurred in the bible, along with things that would definitely not have been put in the Bible. Other than that, Gilgamesh though a strong and powerful leader, has and shows emotion, something that is a rare find in today's age. I think people could learn from this and learn to embrace their emotions instead of hiding them in order to be strong.

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Through the article I learned about the setting, and who Gilgamesh was. I learned about his hunger for power, and later immortality. As well as his change of heart upon the discovery of his greatest friend. I see how fear and the need for glory control him. Through this story, we are confronted with the realities of humanity, such as that everyone dies one day, and how so many of us try to avoid this fate. We have to learn before we waste our lives like Gilgamesh did, that life is short and we need to enjoy it. Regardless of the tragedies we've faced in life.

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It is interesting to see how human emotions are still the same even after thousands of years. For example, after his interaction with Shamhat, Enkidu realizes his need for human connection and becomes very empathetic and caring. He stood up to Gilgamesh while not knowing anyone in the city. In addition, like a celebrity, Gilgamesh had everything but he still wanted more. He was afraid of death after not being able to save his best friend. All of the themes and emotions in The Epic of Gilgamesh are still prevalent to this day.

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I learned that the Epic of Gilgamesh has a lot of allusions to biblical stories. While Gilgamesh experiences many things that we don't experience, but we do experience the same emotions. When his best friend dies, he experiences a lot of grief. Gilgamesh also tries to gain immortality, but he fails.

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I learned that considering how old the Epic of Gilgamesh is, it most definitely had an impact on other writings. Especially the writings of the Greek Gods and the Christian Bible. I also learned that somehow ancient insults are much more hurtful and bold than current insults. I got a greater understanding of how the Epic of Gilgamesh relates to current and even future human experiences. Because at the end of the day humans are as contradictory as the events and decisions made in the Epic.

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At its core, the epic of Gilgamesh is a story about connection, grief, and human nature. After Enkidu's confrontation with Gilgamesh, they're both left with a strong bond. Once Gilgamesh has a taste of genuine friendship only for the human inevitability of death to take their bond away, human nature leads him on a journey for eternal life. The most human emotion of longing is throughout the oldest epic coupled with the inevitability of death, the audience reads on as Gilgamesh wastes the youth he has left on the unattainable.

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The Epic of Gilgamesh is a story that represents many emotions that we deal with that may not exactly be from a modern day situation, but we can still reate to. There is a lot of life lessons in the story that we can learn from in this. For example, when Gilgamesh pushes everyone away in the quest to seek immortality due to the fear of death, it shows us how when dealing with grief we could develop bad tendancies and push everyone that loves us away and not enjoy life to the fullest. The Epic of Gilgamesh is a piece of literature that many grade levels can read and relate to which is why it is such an important piece of literature.

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The Epic of Gilgamesh, while not pertaining to anything we in the modern world deal with, is a story that encompasses many emotions and fears that those in the modern world, those throughout history, and those in the future will similarly experience. For example, Gilgamesh deals with the fear of death, the loss of friendships, the struggle to be known, and many other tropes that we in the modern world can relate to. This and more is what makes The Epic of Gilgamesh a very important piece of literature.