World Literature.

Social Value Topics of Gilgamesh and Odysseus in the World Literature States

People in fiction have had such a significant impact on societies by projecting personal characteristics and lifestyles. They typically depict human traits such as heroism, vengeance, indifference, and so on. Only well literary works in the world literature that heroic project attributes related to diverse and shared values that society endorses are the Gilgamesh and Odyssey Epics. Knowing their diverse champions that come from fiction and applying the topic to both may assist them in comprehending their various talents and patriotic aspirations in their culture. Therefore this paper makes the respective social value topics of Gilgamesh and Odysseus and their comparisons in exploring their commonalities and distinctions.

When reading the Odyssey, somebody sees that he's a hero because of his unadulterated religiosity besides his ability to overcome obstacles. When Odysseus set sail in his tale, he traveled a long way and arrived in the north, anchored ship which he had happening in Hangar, that Eurylochus that remained a commander at the second place sacrificed a male and a female sheep (Henry 2020). In thanksgiving for their sacrifice, the people presented sheep for the dead besides buried remainder in a hole in which shadows of the dead gathered. As a ritual, the dead were invoked as messengers for the living, making sacrifices to honor them. Despite all of the hardships, Odysseus took on the challenge. Odyssey had much opposition from his spouse, mom, and those who deeply care about him. Yet, he still succeeds in his goal, and that is a heroic trait. In the Odyssey, several memorable quotes display his high morals and tremendous insight. From the following quotation from the text, we can understand that he had different heroic ideals. That sates " 'Stand clear, put up your sword; let me but the taste of blood. I shall speak true. '" of lines 101-110 (Calypso 2019). In the preceding -mentioned discussion, the mother of Odyssey discusses Odysseus's slaughtering of animals.

There are two and a third gods...…Odysseus has been on when the narrative begins. Also, 'I am committed to this enterprise: to climb the mountain, to cut down the cedar, and leave behind me an enduring name.' The Counselors of Uruk, the great market, answered him, 'Gilgamesh, you are young, your courage carries you too far, you cannot know what this enterprise means which you plan' (Sandars 2017 line 55-57). This means that he was not accepted to be well familiar with the leadership of his people.

Gilgamesh and Odysseus, two well-known epic figures, were specified in their social values and compared in this essay. In conclusion, both are two legendary figures from world literature tales. Both the social values figures have demonstrated that everybody can accept difficulties and grow from them. As a result, the unifying message of both stories is that the qualities of heroism may be gained by anybody willing to confront hardships. Odysseus does, however, differ significantly from Gilgamesh in certain areas. For example, the latter engages in intrigues, while the former cares for…