Analyzing the Epic of Gilgamesh by F. Lorey through a...

Epic of Gilgamesh Annotated Bibliography Lorey, F. 1997. The Flood of Noah and the Flood of Gilgamesh. Acts Facts. 26 (3) Web. 4 Feb. 2014. When reading the story, someone can take many different viewpoints. In the article above, the author is analyzing the Epic of Gilgamesh through a creationists view point. It contains useful comparisons and historical data to help support his analysis. The author considers the story to hold very value for Christians. It concerns the typical myths that were tied to pagan people. Despite that theory, there have been many Christians who have studied the afterlife and creation in the epic. He suggests an interesting thought when he starts to explain the story. The author hints that maybe the main†¦show more content†¦Brown, Arthur A. EAWC Essay: Storytelling, the Meaning of Life, and the Epic of Gilgamesh. EAWC Essay: Storytelling, the Meaning of Life, and the Epic of Gilgamesh. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Feb. 2014. This analysis states a very interesting point in regards to reading The Epic of Gilgamesh. The author says To see for ourselves the meaning of a story, we need, first of all, to look carefully at what happens in the story; that is, we need to look at it as if the actions and people it describes actually took place or existed.† So she is proposing that we as readers really use our imagination and try and picture this story as it is happening to fully understand it. Also, the author also says â€Å"But we need to consider, too, how a story is put together -- how it uses the conventions of language, of events with beginnings and endings, of description, of character, and of storytelling itself to reawaken our sensitivity to the real world.† She puts this into action when she spends some time during the article focusing on Enkidu and what his true purpose was to Gilgamesh. Her analysis of Enkidu was a positive one. In her words â€Å"The gods create Enkidu as a match for Gilgamesh, a second self.† One can take that she is implying that Enkidu is the opposite self of Gilgamesh because Enkidu is â€Å"innocent of mankind,† rather Gilgamesh rapes the women and kills the young men of his kingdom. In a way, Gilgamesh is the devil and Enkidu is his angel. During the article she continues with