Sublett 1 Susan Sublett 03/14/00 Classics of World Lit. Honors Dr.Haavisto Gilgamesh: A Glance at Friendship Throughout history the stories, poems, and songs have all held common themes. They help to explain the importance of certain aspects of life, and one of these is friendship. Friendship is a necessary aspect of life. In the ancient Sumerian epic of Gilgamesh, friendship plays an avid part of the story. Gilgamesh is an oppressive king and Enkidu is like …showed first 75 words of 609 total…

…showed last 75 words of 609 total…Gilgamesh show how friendship works. They show its strength not only to withstand great hardships, but also to change a person totally. Friendship is a necessity in life. The people in the third millenium B.C., like the people of today, understood the importance of friendship and the role it plays in everyone’s life. Bibliography Sublett 4 Works Cited “Gilgamesh” World Book Encyclopedia. New York: World Book,Inc., 1988. Mason, Herbert. Gilgamesh. New York: Peinguin Books, 1972.