The main character in the

book The Epic of Gilgamesh, is Gilgamesh himself. In the

beginning of the book one realizes that Gilgamesh is an

arrogant person. Gilgamesh is full of himself and abuses his

rights as king. He has sexual intercourse with the virgins of

his town and acts as though he is a god. Although some

readers of this classic book may say that Gilgamesh does

not change from the beginning of the book, it can easily be

interpreted the other way. Throughout the book, many things

cause Gilgamesh to change. He gains a friend, he makes a

name for himself by killing Humbaba, and he tries to become

immortal because of the death of Enkidu. Through these

main actions his personality changes and he becomes a

better person. First, the quest for immortality after the death

of Enkidu shows that Gilgamesh has changed. Gilgamesh

becomes frightened when he realizes that he isn't immortal.

After the death of Enkidu, Gilgamesh tries to find immortality

by trying to cross......

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