Reading Blog tablet XI

When I first entered this very long but interesting tablet, I was confused. I first thought Gilgamesh was very sad about Enkidu, full of hate, maybe even blaming himself. In this Tablet he seeks immortality. This shows me that he is greedy. He was sad that Enkidu died and now he doesn't want that to happen to him so its now all bout him becoming immortal. When he reaches Utnapishtim and the adventure is told, I started thinking how I could have ever considered the two others as heroes if their courage and path don´t have comparison to all Utnapishtim. I connected this to the Hunger Games book, when the bravery of Katniss joining Peeta and willing the kill them both instead of her winning, that shocked me. It showed me what a hero is like, putting themselves in danger while keeping others from harm`s way.

Reading Blog Tablets VI-VII

As I kept reading to find only the tragic death of Enkidu. It was truly sad to read the pain and sadness that poor Gilgamesh experienced through those tablets and see how the loss truly hit him so hard. Again, I was able to connect to the movie Shooter when Swagger´s partner, Donney, is shot in the field. The film, as well as the text, show the other characters pain very deeply. In the movie, Swagger quits the army and "gets off the grid" for about 3 years. In the text, Gilgamesh agonizes his friend´s death by putting up a statue and dreaming several nights about him. Its clear that in both stories, the survivors suffered for their loss a lot.

Reading Blog Tablets IV-V

As I continued reading through these action packed tablets, I did what i thought impossible. I was able to connect even more to the book! It was astonishing to see that the powerful partners were able to defeat Huwawa and felt very happy that our two characters and I could connect that well. The way they moved also let me connect to the movie "Shooter", when the two snipers were such good friends as well as buddies in combat. In the movie as well as in the book, they fought and moved as one. They seemed to read each other`s thought to who did what at what moment and fought incredibly. The bravery and courage that these men in the two stories had, it totally blew my mind, specially because I would never be able to go that far. I really admire these heroes and cant wait to keep on reading to find what other adventures they go to.

Reading Blog Tablet I-III

Tablets I-III

In this part of the book, I truly connected to Enkidu and Gilgamesh. They started competing with each other to see who was the greatest and mightiest of all, in a way that I did in my old school. When I lived in London, my best friend and I had a very interesting relationship. We fought for "power" in the playground but were still very close. I saw this with Enkidu and Gilgamesh at the beginning of their relationship. What truly connected them later on was a sort of hate. They both went and fought Huwawa, which gave them a common enemy and unconciounsely united them. That is what happened to Jack and Me; when we both started getting bullied by the same kid in our class. We united forces and got everyone in our class to turn against him, a thing which I am ashamed of now. Since this happened to me in real life, I predict that Enkidu and Gilgamesh will be able to defeat Huwawa uniting their great strength and force.