Is Gilgamesh a hero or not a hero? That is the question. Is a hero suppose to be selfish and self centered? Or could a hero be someone that cares not for his/her safety for the sake of others.
Is Gilgamesh a hero or not a hero? That is the question. Is a hero suppose to be selfish and self centered? Or could a hero be someone that cares not for his/her safety for the sake of others.
"Age does not protect you from love. But love, to some extent, protects you from age."
Jeanne Moreau
A hero is supposed to be selfish and self-centered? We are certainly confused here. We have thought that that was not an important thing in a hero's CV, but well, you live and learn.
Gilgamesh? We believe that at the beginning is not a hero, but meeting with Enkidu starts inner development and so he fights monsters and stuff to get his city a wall. Which, We believe, is an unselfish and a good deed. So Gilgamesh is a development novel. First he is selfish, then he is caring for his city and then, after Enkidu's death, he becomes anguished and starts thinking about life and stuff.
If you believe even a half of this post, you are severely mistaken.