Tablets VIII and IX: The Obsession

“Gilgamesh wandered in the wildness grieving over the death of Enkidu and weeping saying: Enkidu has died. Must I die too? Must Gilgamesh be like that? Gilgamesh felt the fear of it in his belly. He said to himself that he would seek the son of Ubartutu, Utnapishtim, he, the only one men by means of whom he might find out how death could be avoided. He said to himself that he would hasten to him, the dangers of the journey notwithstanding. At night in the mountain passes there were lions, and Gilgamesh was afraid, and entered afraid … hear my prayer and save me as I entered into the passes where there are lions!” pg 48-49 After watching his brother die I think he becomes obsess with him and the idea of not dying. You can also notice that he is more nervous than usual. I think Enkidu was making a lot of changes in his life and he still wanted to learn more just like the student from Ishmael.