What makes Gilgamesh interesting is that Gilgamesh differs from many other hero archetypes in that he does not start out as a respected figure, rather, as a tyranny hated by his people. However, as the epic unfolds, he displays many good attributes of a hero such as courage, bravery, and the care for his companion. Through the development of his character, the reader could sympathize with Gilgamesh throughout his journey such as when he is in grief for the death of his partner or for his fear of mortality.
Gilgamesh makes readers reflect their own mortality through the way he could live forever through his legacy. Also, he also shows the importance of a true friendship and how the sudden disappearing of it could be painful.
I personally could emphasize with Gilgamesh when he lost his friend through my own experience. When I was fifteen, my family moved from Vietnam to America and I had to leave behind my best friend who had always been with me. Needless to say, it was sad but thanks to the technology innovation of the twenty-first century, I could still facetime him and fly back to visit him once a while. However, that is unfortunately not the case for Gilgamesh.
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