Section Analysis

There are several parts of this section of the book that I would like to analyze. First off, it is obviously clear that the story of how Utnapishtim becomes a God, is suprsingly similar to the biblical tale of Noha's ark. In both versions, the main character gets warned by his god that there will be a flood and that he must a build a boat in order to survive. This person ends up being the savior of all species. This comparison shows us the religiouse similarity between us (catholics) and the ancient Mesopotamians.

Another part of the book that I found very interesting was when Gilgamesh retrieves the How-the-Old-Man-Once-Again-Becomes-a-Young-Man plant. Unfortunatelly, when he's taking it back to his city, a snake steals it and eats it. The author never mentions this, but the idea of the snake eating the rejuvinating plant, ezplains why they leave their old skin behind, and change it for a brand new one every once in a while.