Gilgamesh 3
In Gilgamesh, the tale of two companions and their epic journeys together, symbolism plays an important role in developing the story and theme. One such symbol is the so-called "How-the-Old-Man-Once-Again-Becomes-a-Young-Man" plant. As the name dictates, "new life may be obtained by means of it…" (Gilgamesh 80) Symbolically the plant is imperative to a complete understanding of the work. It represents Gilgamesh’s quest for immortality, and ultimately, a new realization of his own humanity. Of course, …
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…lesson has been taught. The journey for the plant was in actuality a lesson in humility for Gilgamesh. It teaches us, just as it taught our hero, that there is no escaping our own humanity.
See how the dead and the sleeping resemble each
other. Seen together, they are the image of death.
The simple man and the ruler resemble each other.
The face of the one will darken like that of the other.
(Gilgamesh 64)
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