Gilgamesh Reflection Paper

The Epic of Gilgamesh is one of the oldest text in history. Gilgamesh is a powerful king and an awe-inspiring warrior who is 2/3 divine and 1/3 human. I think it is interesting that the epic has so many factors that I can relate to in our current time. There are a lot of lessons that can be gained from reading the epic. The text relates to me as a college student in a various ways. It has a few key experiences that reminds me of my own personal life experiences. The epic is an important text that should be read because it has life lessons for modern humans from centuries ago.

As a college student in America, I feel like there is a lot that you can learn from reading the epic of Gilgamesh. Despite the fact that Gilgamesh was born in royalty, he stilled struggled with the idea of making a name for himself. Gilgamesh didn’t just wanted to be the king of Uruk. Gilgamesh wanted to travel to the cedar forest to kill the

In my opinion, I think it is important for modern humans to read the text because it has life lessons that can be gained from reading a text centuries ago. The text shows contemporary humans that joy, sadness and loss existed long before they were born. For instance, the pleasure Gilgamesh had when he defeated the demon humbaba. The feeling he had when he lost his closest friend Enkidu (Pg.132). The epic also teaches individuals to face the challenges that lies ahead. Gilgamesh was challenged by Utanapishtim to go for seven days and nights without sleeping and eating, he failed but he also did not give up. He instead went to the source directly, the bottom of the ocean, to restore the old men’s of Uruk youth. Gilgamesh also had to face a moral decision when he was about to kill humbaba and the demon begged for mercy. The text shows you that no matter how much time has changed humans will have the same fundamental issues and experiences, that is, loss, love, joy and