Gilgamesh: Out of the Dark and into the Light

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…of human nature, that he comes to realize himself. Similarly, we go through this journey with him, following his transformation unto himself. We recognize these differences and the relationships between them within ourselves, which leads us to draw our conclusions of the story. In understanding the parallels and dualisms of associated human polarities that are so eloquently, yet simply illustrated in Gilgamesh, we come to understand the story. Indeed, we also come to understand ourselves.