Everybody in the world needs a companion. “Gilgamesh: A Verse Narrative” by Herbert Mason is an ancient Babylonian epic about two friends, Gilgamesh and Enkidu. Gilgamesh is an oppressive king, and Enkidu is like the king of the animals. The establishment of their powerful friendship plays an avid role in the epic. The confrontation of these two characters serves to introduce the theme of friendship as a humanizing element. Enkidu moves from his primitive state into civilization in order to transform Gilgamesh into a more civilized state through their friendship.
When Enkidu entered Uruk “[the people] hailed him as the equal of their king” (Mason 22). Gilgamesh became angry when Enkidu blocked his way into the Family House, Gilgamesh lunged…
