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Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Gilgamesh's longing-FC

I find it very interesting that early in the story Gilgamesh wants to have a legacy. He is concerned about what will be remembered of him after he has passed. He is echoing, thousands of years ago, what seems to be a universal longing of mankind, and that is to leave an impression upon their world, to impact it and change it so that long after we are gone, we will be remembered. Consequently we see Gilgamesh concerned with what hs legacy is going to be. Throughout the ages poems, songs, and stories have been written on this topic but I find it very interesting that thousands of years ago this was also one of the foremost thoughts in the mind of a character in a story pounded out on tablets.
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  1. wade lawsonJanuary 29, 2009 at 8:40 AM

    Yeah I also found that quite interesting myself. To me it shows that even though mankind has evolved and grown in many aspects of life mankind still to this day wants the samething as Gilgamesh did, to be younger and live forever. This to me just shows how people can advance in so many ways as a society, but no matter what human instincts are going to take shape and be shown no matter what.

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