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Question one

Civilization is an invaluable aspect of humanity; people progressively change their way of life to a more satisfying and sophisticated experience. The central idea of civilization recurs throughout the book The Epic of Gilgamesh. Although the king Gilgamesh is an epic representation of beauty, to the people he was not civilized as characters were wild. The people of his kingdom saw him as an incomplete figure and goes ahead to pray to their God Anu for salvage (Maier, 2018). Exposure to life in the city represents a new form of the civilization of Enkidu; the city food and drinks were different from what he would get from the bushes.

The civilization of Gilgamesh occurs after the death of Enkidu, he appears more focused, and there was a subtle change in his personality. The sophistication of a single is crucial in enhancing the civilization of others in society. The poem appears to focus on various aspects such as savagely and the ideas of civilization. The return of Odysseus from the battlefield is a sign of his victory against their enemies. His return is a form of transition into a family man. Before leaving for the battlefields, he had the urge to change his life from the warring mind into the more lucrative approach. Ideally, the two concepts present the aspect of living as a loner as an uncivilized form of life. Civilization from the two ideas brings experience to what appeared to have died. There was more life in a civilized community, and the focus was mainly the satisfaction of the body. Outward appearance according has nothing to do with individual personality.

Question two

From the poem epic of Gilgamesh, the king heard of Enkidu. Due to the fear of his hatred and his uncivilized way of life, Gilgamesh sends out Shamhat to tame Enkidu. Through her charms, she can transform Enkidu to the character that would make the king happy. The poem presents Enkidu as a dirty person who wore animal skill and had shaggy hair. Upon meeting with shamhat, Enkidu showers and even oils his body (Maier, 2018). Besides, Enkidu later ate bread and drunk bear to his satiety. The role of women is civilization is significant in the poem. Penelope, for instance, plays a crucial role in transforming her enemies.

The author presents her as being wise in the use of drugs and herbs. Women in odyssey charmed and controlled men to their advantage. The would turn wild people into animals using magic to avoid confrontation. Women in the poem odyssey are influencers and advisers, Athena for instance; she presented the idea of calling the islanders to Odysseus as a way of communicating with them about his will and that of the gods. Women appear to have mastery of taming the unruly behavior amongst people, and they would provide relevant information to their leaders as well as advising their enemies. Penelope is a faithful wife; despite the absence of her husband Odysseus, she does not bow to the demand of the suitors who wanted to marry her.

Question four

Ideology leadership is dominant in the two concepts. Gilgamesh demonstrated his best leadership quality by bringing Enkidu to humanity. Enkidu lived like an animal in the uncivilized world, in his rescue, Gilgamesh sent shamhat who considerably transform Enkidu. The arrival of Enkidu was a milestone to the transformation of Gilgamesh who exploited his people for his benefit. Enkidu and Gilgamesh become a friend, and heroically defeats the enemies of their kingdom, thus protecting the sovereignty of their people (Maier, 2018). Odysseus, on the other hand, demonstrated his leadership attribute when he decided to leave his family for the battlefield.

Odysseus does not fear death despite having small children to cater. He proudly leads his people in the battlefield in Trojan and heroically emerged victorious. Odysseus appears to care for the men in the battle with(Liang, 2017). Notably, he has a concern about the safe arrival of his sailors from the battlefield. Odysseus lead by example, at war, Odysseus device a plan of using the Trojan horse to overcome their enemies. The author further presents him as an intelligent leader; he also uses his physical strength to subdue the enemies.

On the contrary, Odysseus lack efficient communication skills; he further makes the wrong decisions. Odysseus, for instance, went to steal cattle and cheese; however, this leads to Polyphemus capturing his men (Liang, 2017). Odysseus is an arrogant leader, unlike his rival Hubris. Their failing led to the loss of men and disliked among people. Decision-making quality and communication lead to the misguiding of their men in the battlefields.

Question five

The epic of Gilgamesh presents the king (Gilgamesh) as a hero with an ability to interact with the gods. In the second concepts, the author presents Odysseus as having travelled to hades. In hades, Odysseus gets to learn his fate from Teiresias, who was a blind prophet. The journey of Odysseus is significant in his mission as he gets warned by the prophet on various things he was to avoid (Liang, 2017). Odysseus knew that for him to return to the island, the gate pass was to travel to hades and meet various people.

The rejection of the gods by Gilgamesh led to the imposition of threat on humanity. The god promised to destroy them unless Gilgamesh’s father would unleash the bull of heaven (Maier, 2018). To protect his people, Anu descends to lessen the effects of the evil forces. The failure to appear the gods led to the flood, which destroyed people and properties. When the people condemned Enkidu, the gods expressed their full vengeance upon the people as the Gilgamesh had led them to commit one of the harmful mistakes. From these incidences, the two characters learn the importance of obedience to the will of the gods as they have control of various forces in nature. Failure to honor the gods led to floors which killed people and animals hence weakening their kingdom.

References

Liang, M. (2017). The Making of Odysseus the Hero in Homer’s Odyssey. International Journal of Applied Linguistics and English Literature, 6(7), 42-48.

Maier, J. R. (2018). Gilgamesh and the Great Goddess of Uruk. SUNY Brockport eBooks.