The epic of Gilgamesh is story about death and friendship, these are two main themes in the book. Gilgamesh is the one who has to come to grips with the reality that death is inevitable, and that friendship is a necessity. When Enkidu dies Gilgamesh cant deal with it, he starts to think that if his friend can die that he too is only mortal, the first thing he does is go into denial about his mortality. He goes off on his quest to find eternal life and soon comes to realize that he cannot become immortal and decides to accept death. The other theme in the book is one of friendship; it shows that the bond between Enkidu and Gilgamesh was strong enough to stand up against the gods. When Gilgamesh and Enkidu first defeat Humbaba, they anger the gods. The gods send the bull of heaven, but they defeat him too; finally the gods take their anger out on Enkidu and kill h....

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