Utnapishtam gives the stubborn king a second chance – he told him of an herb at the bottom of the sea. Gilgamesh retrieves the herb, but fails to consume it before falling asleep. A snake eats the herb, and Gilgamesh is left mortal. This is the will of the gods.
When they are fighting Humbaba, Gilgamesh says, “you will surpass all of them... a friend who knows battle understands fighting... stand, friend, we will go up together.” Gilgamesh also shows that he does have a sensitive side when Enkidu dies. He says, “For Enkidu, for my friend, I weep like a wailing woman, howling bitterly... an evil has risen up and robbed me.”. As a result of Enkidu’s dying, Gilgamesh shows that he is afraid of death and denies the fact that he too will die one day. He goes on a quest searching for immortality, where he finds out it is pointless. Through these actions Gilgamesh shows he is denying that he is mortal.
Another difference between the Bible's version and Paradise Lost arises from how the two portray Eve and Satan. In the Bible they say Satan deceives Eve, but Milton develops her character more in Paradise Lost. He makes her smarter and fully aware of her choice to eat the fruit. Although Satan encourages Eve to eat the apple, she does it with her own free will and for her own benefit. Eve knows the consequences that eating the fruit will lead to, but reasons when she states, ''How dies the serpent?
When Enkidu heard glorious Shamash his angry heart grew quiet, he called back the curse a (Sandars, N. K., trans. The Epic of Gilgamesh. London: Penguin, 1972. p. 91). This essay proposes that civilization is preferable to the primitive or innocence of an untamed wild existence. On his death bed, Enkidu curses Shamhat the temple priestess or harlot who has brought him from the wilderness into the civilized world– thus leading to his eventual death by the curse of the Gods.
It is clear that he does not even care for his wife’s health; she is just a mediator between him and his son, who he could pass on the inheritance and his name to. In fact, he told the doctor to make sure his son is born with good health, even if that means sacrificing Carmen’s life. Therefore, the Captain lives in a world where every last breath is counted and Olfelia will live in a world where time is not an issue. So there is a difference between “Earth Time” and “Other World Kingdom Time.” The captain would love to be in Olfelia’s position. The concept of eternal living is clearly important to both these characters.
(pgs- 56-61) 82: “Works of damnation cannot lead to salvation.” The Bodhisattva and Hui-yen came across a monster when they came to The River of Sands. This monster was originally a marshal and because he had broken a crystal dish was banished and transformed into a Monster upon the orders of the Jade Emperor. The Bodhisattva questioned the monster because he was being punished for a sin and is was still committing sins by eating travellers who happen to pass by the river. “If the Government gets hold of you they’ll flog you to death; if the Buddhists get hold of you they’ll starve you to death.” The monster replied telling the Bodhisattva that it didn’t matter how many travellers he ate or the fact that he ate them because he would still be stuck in the river trying not to starve either way. “Heaven helps those who mean well” The Bodhisattva made the monster an offer and told him about how they were on a quest to find a seeker of scriptures.
Edmund is shown as humanity in this book. Aslan offers his life to save that of Edmond after he betrayed Aslan due to Jadis’ tricks. Jadis tricks Edmond by offering him Turkish delight. The Turkish delight serves as a sign for sin to the human race and Christian faith. “It is dull, Son of Adam, to drink without eating," said the Queen presently.
The death of his mother doesn’t even bother him so show sadness. When Meursault realized that his freedom was gone away for good he begin to see things different.”And I felt ready to live again too. As if the blind rage had washed me clean, rid me of hope: for the first time, in that night alive with signs and stars, I opened myself to the gentle indifference of the world.”(Camus Stranger122). The quote explains that maybe he took the world for granted and there was so much to accomplish in the world of freedom. In The Myth of Sisyphus -Sisyphus stole the gods secrets and he was punished for this action.
I had to leave that all behind to serve the earth.” (Ponyo, Fujimoto). Fujimoto hates and loathes humans and the human world because to him humans only pollute things and destroy what they love. Humans do not step back and examine their lives: Still we live meanly, like ants. (Thoreau, Walden). He wants to bring back the age of the sea and rid the earth of humans.
However, some humans cannot accept it and try to avoid the inevitable fact. In the ancient Sumerian epic poem of Gilgamesh, the king Gilgamesh desires eternal life and tries to get it by ignoring the laws of nature and the rules of the gods. He never realizes that he cannot fully control his own immortality and his legacy. Even though Gilgamesh keeps fails in his lifelong pursuit of eternal life and kleos, he never ceases this impossible desire until the very end. As he proudly looks at the city that he has built as his last chance for immortality, he never realizes that it too must eventually deteriorate, just like him.