2. Introduction
Compare and Contrasting
aspects of the laws proposed in
each tale through...
3. Introduction
• The significance of the journey in each text.
• The gains each character receives from his journey.
• Speech Patterns.
• The purpose and symbolism of the journey in each text,
and the dialectic between home and travel that each
text presents.
• The female characters complicate our own assumptions
about ancient cultures?
• The representation of the central character in each of
these texts contribute to the belief system constructed
by each of these philosophies:
4. Introduction
• Gilgamesh tells the story of a selfish king
who is gifted with a lifetime of strength,
wisdom and good looks. He is put to the
test when he seeks immortality once his
friend Enkidu dies on a adventure.
Gilgamesh journey allows his selfishness to
get the best of him, and when he doesn't
use his wisdom it destroys his attempts at
reaching immortality. The moral of story is
that Gilgamesh realizes that he will not
always live forever, so he must use wise
and mature decisions to make life worth
living.
6. Introduction
The Story of Job
• The book of Job allows looks at another
man who is the opposite of Gilgamesh
and too see the different journey he
endures. Job is a simple man who
devotes his life to God by avoiding sin.
One day he is forced under the
challenge of God and Satan to be
punished by God by the loss of his
children, servants, and wealth. The grief
that Job holds is almost unbearable but
believing in God is the one thing that
keeps him alive. His wife and three
friends even convince him to curse
against God but Job painfully enters a
journey of his own to find out question
towards his misfortunes. The book of
Job’s morel allows Job to realize that
God works in mysterious ways and the
only cure for his behavior is to believe in
him and things will work out.
7. Comparing the aspects of laws
proposed in each tale
Gilgamesh and Job both:
-Endure journey’s they did not intent to take.
-Loose love ones. Gilgamesh-Enkidu(best friend) Job-(children)
-Did not take the advice that was giving to them, Gilgamesh- ( did not listen to the
people he ruled over) Job-(three friends Eliphaz, Buldad,and Zophar over his sins).
-Change in character at the end of the story, Gilgamesh ( learns he must use wise
and mature decisions to make life worth living. Job (able to endue the will power of
not going against god during difficult times.)
-Wealthy, and have large families.
-Early works of Literature
8. Contrasting the aspects of laws
proposed in each tale
Gilgames
Job
h selfish,
-Very -Not Selfish
-Job was a good leader
-Gilgamesh is a horrible to his family and lead
leader and a bad good examples to his
example to his family and wife and children.
people.
-Job will gain his life
-Gilgamesh will not gain back with new children
Immortality through his and
journey but the knowledge double the wealth after
of wisdom to perhaps his journey to find the
extent the rest of his life. truth of his misfortunes.
9. The significance of the
Journey’s
Gilgamesh-Contrast
Gilgamesh-Gilgamesh is searching for immortality
after his best friend Enkidu dies during an
adventure together. Gilgamesh searches for
immortality because he does not want to die like his
best friend Enkidu. The adventure Gilgamesh takes
for immortality is the story of a selfish king that
fights for more power. Selfishness is his major
failure throughout his quest but because he
endures this quest he ends up leaning values and
skills that allow himself to mature and become the
king that his people deserve.
10. What Gilgamesh gains
from his Journey?
Gilgamesh fails several tests that prevent
him from obtaining immortality and because
of this he realizes that he will not always live
forever so he must use wise and mature
decisions to make life worth living
11. The significance of the
Journey’s
Job-Contrast
Job- Job is a wealthy man and owns a lot of land. He has a beautiful family, wife
and children and avoids evil at all cost. One day Satan bets God that if he curses
Job that he will turn and curse against him because he believes Job avoids evil from
the blessing he received from God. The first day he receives that his
livestock,children, and servants have all died from invaders. Next he receives painful
skin soars that make him wish he was even born. Job does mourn from his losses
and is put into hard circumstances were his wife, and three friends, Eliphaz, Buldad,
and Zophar try and convince him to curse against god throughout his difficult
journey. Job grows increasingly patient by how his life is turning out to be until he
runs in to another friend named Elihu. Elihu tells Job that god communicates with
people on earth by vision or physical pain, and what Job has endure is just a sign
from god for his love and from job to be suffering from this is an act of rebellion
against god. God will speak to Job and ask several question about creation and
pleases God from his responses that he grants Job with more wealth and healthy
new children. Jobs journey showed God and everyone around him not to listen to
friends, stand strong, and to endure hardships for what you believe in.
12. What Job gains from his
Journey?
Job’s Journey shows that you can
have hope even if everything you
love is gone because as long as
you believe in God there is always
hope.
13. Speech Patterns:
Gilgamesh was directed towards the Assyrian
people about 2700 years ago in (Present day Iraq)
This kingdom laid in the middle of the Tigris river in
Mesopotamia and was ahead of it’s time with
technology and education which is why the story of
Gilgamesh is one of the first pieces of Literature.
The original language was written on three clay
scrips know as cuneiform.
The world of Gilgamesh
14. Speech Patterns:
Job: Is in the Book of Job in the Hebrew Bible and was directed towards the hebrews or
any new followers. The book was written to show followers that god shows his love in
mysterious ways even to fateful believers like Job. The language was written in Hebrew.
15. Home vs. Outside of Home
Gilgamesh
Home: Outside Home:
Gilgamesh spent most of his
time on adventures trips to
prove his strength and warrior
Gilgamesh was to like skills with his friend
self centered over Enkidu. Outside of his home
power and cared is where he obtained his
more about his obsession with becoming
legacy for becoming immortal after Enkidu died.
a strong and Gilgamesh will fail at any test
powerful leader for granted to him to prove
his Uruk people. immortal.
16. Home vs. Outside of Home
Job
Job at home was a fun loving family man
Home:
who was wealth and loved his family. He
was confident and believed in God to
where he would do anything to prevent
Outside Home:
sin.
Job was very confused, asked
many questions and advice to
his friends. Job did not know
why he was enduring so much
hardship. Job was also loosing
faith but even with his faith
towards god got very thin he
was able to bounce back and
accept his sign from God as a
form of love
17. Female Characters in ancient
culture:
The Epic of Gilgamesh
Gilgamesh: The women in Gilgamesh are very well educated and have a lot of
power. There is two in particular women that come to mind in the Epic Journey of
Gilgamesh. The first women is Priestess Shamhat who was sent into the forest to
control Enkidu because of the threat he posses to the civilization. The only way
to make Enkidu a man was through sex with Priestress. Priestress was
successful in converting Enkidu into a man that helped reduce the threat towards
the Uruk people from the wild beasts of the forest. The second women was
Shiduri, the tavern keeper. After Gilgamesh witnessed his best friend Enkidu die
he seeks to the person who can turn him immortal. Along the was he runs into
Shiduri that shares with Gilgamesh some words of wisdom that suggests he
should enjoy the life he still has and to try and make the best of it. Gilgamesh will
pay no attention to this which will deny him from immortal life once he reaches
the end of his journey.
19. Female Characters in
ancient culture:
The book of Job
Job: Wife Nahrela, was not supportive of Job refusing to
curse God for the hardship he has left their family.
Nahrela seems to distance herself from her husband
throughout his difficult times. Nahrela was obviously mad
at Job because she had lost her ten children and it could
have been her husbands fault for sinning. Nahrela dose
not understand what is going on but will forgive Job for
not cursing God because she did not realize that God
was testing her husband.
21. The representation of the
central character in each of
these texts.
Gilgamesh: The belief system that the
philosopher is trying to make out of Gilgamesh is to
just be a decent human being no matter how much
power you may hold. Gilgamesh was ruler of the
Uruk people, had women, children, wisdom, and
good looks. Gilgamesh had it all but still took
advantage by seeking more. When Gilgamesh best
friends Enkidu dies on an adventure,Immortality
seems to be the final solution towards power. The
conclusion that the philosopher leaves to the reader
on his beliefs that a powerful king may buy
everything except time, and if you don’t use your
time wisely then life is not worth living.
22. The representation of the
central character in each of
these texts.
Job: The belief system that the philosopher
is trying to make out in the book of Job is to
stay with the idea you believe in even if the
people who love you turn their backs on it.
Job was a simple man who believed in God
which is why he never sinned. Job had it all,
much like Gilgamesh but was thankful for
everything he was giving with the exception
of the loss from his children, servants, and
land for no apparent reason. Job takes a
journey trying to find himself answers on why
God has punished him and finds out the
strength he has for believing in God answers
all of his questions.
23. How effective are
stories as teaching
tools:
Gilgamesh: I think the Epic Gilgamesh story is an effective story
telling device for social and moral aspects. Gilgamesh shows that
know one can cheat their own death by being immortal. We only
have so long to live and within that life span we must make the
best of it and not regret or run away from death, we must except
the truth. I think the story is effective in getting the morel message
across. It shows that a man like Gilgamesh, someone who has it
all, good looks, intelligence,powerful still is afraid of death
because he knows of the selfish lifestyle he has lived throughout
his life. I think the hazards of telling this story involves women
having to much power. I do not think there is nothing wrong with
this idea I just think It could of had problems when teaching
children in the B.C. era because women were always below the
men in social classes in which men were superior. Teaching a
story where women were very wise and superior could have
allowed women to think that they could be above men, possibly
resulting in conflict.
24. How effective are stories
as teaching tools:
Job: I think the book of Job is an effective story telling device for social and moral
aspects. Job shows that he is a religious man without sin but seems to be punished
by God through the death of his children, servants, and livestock. Job endures crucial
pressure by his wife and three friends to curse God for the pain he has put upon him
and his family. Job shows the reader that he suffered pain and peer pressure from his
loved ones but was able to look beyond the hatred and seek forgiveness from God
through Job’s powerful faith. At the end of the book I find the morel story that is
learned from Job and God. We get punished by God not because of anything we do
personally but what wrong all humanity does together. Humanity on earth works as a
team and if one person causes sin everyone else is effected some way or another. I
think the hazards of telling this story is it could scare people reading the book of Job
and maybe think of God as being mean by playing games with Job. It shows that you
could sin and it would be alright because you will get punished regardless. For
example, Job never committed sins and carried on pure love for his family and still
had to endue pain and suffering for his faith.
25. In conclusion:
The topics I wrote about is the tale of Gilgamesh and the book
of Job. I wrote about two of these famous text literatures
because I want to learn more about both of these famous
writings. In my paper I have included...
Compare and Contrasting aspects of the laws proposed in each tale
through...
The significance of the journey in each text.
The gains each character receives from his journey.
Speech Patterns.
The purpose and symbolism of the journey in each text, and the
dialectic between home and travel that each text presents.
The female characters complicate our own assumptions about ancient
cultures?
The representation of the central character in each of these texts
contribute to the belief system constructed by each of these
philosophies.
26. In conclusion:
Both of these stories are very
inspiring to me which is why I
want to learn more about
these stories. The story of
Gilgamesh has taught me to
concentrate more on wisdom
and less on selfishness and
power, because you only live
once and there is only so little
time to live your life. The book
of Job’s has allowed myself to
re-think what I believe in and
question my own will power if
I was put into these situation.
The stories of Gilgamesh and
Job are very inspiring to me
and was glad I was able to do
my presentation on these
famous literature legends.
27.
28. Work Cited-Information
• Benjamin, Foster. The Norton Anthology
World Literature, Gilgamesh. New York
NY: Norton&Company, 2009. Print.
• Old Testament. The Norton Anthology
World Literature, From Job. New York NY:
Norton&Company, 2009. Print.
• http://www.learner.org/courses/worldlit/gilgamesh/
• http://www.ancienttexts.org/library/mesopo
