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In The Epic of Gilgamesh, Gilgamesh, the hero of this epic, achieves many

feats of skill, which makes him famous, but that is not the reason it is an

epic. The Epic of Gilgamesh fulfills the requirements of an epic by being consistently relevant to a human society and carries immortal themes and

messages. By looking at literature throughout history, one can infer the themes that are consistently passed on to other generations of humans. It is

in human nature for people to want to excel in life and strive to make a name in this world for themselves. We want to be remembered by name or for

something we have done. Most, who actually succeed, are forgotten about in a matter of years. However, some are remembered for tens, hundreds,

and even thousands of years, because of their great intellectual achievement to feats of outstanding skill.



Gilgamesh is not only a character of a story; he is actually a portrayal of people and how they act out of human nature. He, like many......

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