Talk About Preferences

I think it is so unfair Enkidu is the one who dies. After all, he didn't even need to go to that mission. It was Gilgamesh's idea to search the Cedar Forest and kill Huwawa. He was the one seeking glory for all his children, and he wanted his greatness to be remembered for generations. "If I should fall, my fame will be secure. 'It was Gilgamesh who fought against Huwawa!' It is Gilgamesh who will venture into the Forest and cut the Cedar down and win the glory. My fame will be secure to all my sons."(pg. 17) Enkidu only wanted to help his brother, and he wasn't looking for any fame or glory. Besides, why Enkidu, the one who used to live among the gazelles and drink with the beasts, and formerly protected nature should be punished, while Gilgamesh, the ambitious, powerful king that was determined to cut the Cedar Tree and Kill Huwawa is left to live. To me, it is a very controversial situation, and those gods must have something in mind to take this terrible decision.
Either way, to me none of them is the real culprit of the violation of the forest. The one to blame to me is the goddess Shamash. She was the one who sent them both on the mission, and she even helped them kill Huwawa. "And Shamash said: 'The two of them went together, companions on my errand into the Forest.'... Angry Enlil said: 'You went with them as if you were companion day after day as they went upon their journey to violate the Forest and kill the guardian." (pg. 37). The weird thing is Enlil doesn't punish her for it.
This part of the story can be related to Disney's Pocahontas, where Smith's friend (Gilgamesh) kills Kokum(Huwawa) in his attempt to protect him when they were fighting (Battle in the Cedar Forest). Unfortunately, Smith(Enkidu) is blamed and is sentenced to death by the Natives(Gods), even if he had been the one trying to make peace between the explorers and Pocahontas's tribe.
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