Kezia Nyarko

Saldivar
WHAP A4
31 August, 2013

The Epic of Gilgamesh
1. The story of the taming of Enkidu by the harlot is showing the difference between man
and animal. Its saying that theres a difference between being man and animal and that has to
do with the way we think. Animals use sex for just the process of reproduction whilst humans
use it for just pleasure. Its not done as a mean of reproduction but a source of pleasure, most of
the times.
2. Enkidu doesnt tame Gilgamesh but instead becomes more like Gilgamesh, egotistical
and raging with testosterone. Before being tamed, Enkidu was not one to boast nor act wild.
He was a reclusive person, he protected animals, but once tamed, he boasted like Gilgamesh and
acted like a man. He wanted more than he had.
3. The overly exaggerated nomadic life. He represent the country while Gilgamesh is the
city life.
4. The author most likely thought that country life has better advantages that city life and
is most likely trying to persuade people to view that as well.
5. According to the epic, the advantages of city life is companionship and stability.
6. The problems that city life posses is that people want more and when they cant have
it, they grow bitter and unhappy and its also difficult to move away from that bitterness. It also
seems that women arent really valued in the same sense as they were in country life.
7. The story of the flood tells us about the behavior of people in the land of Mesopotamia.
It shows that the people of Mesopotamia took advantage of many things and began to ignore the
rules and laws established by the gods in which they used to respect.

Kezia Nyarko
Saldivar
WHAP A4
31 August, 2013

8. I doubt that the story of the flood would be the same in Egypt as the egyptians view
nature as part of them rather than something under their control. This story would probably be in
a much happier tone if written by Egyptians.