It is true what they say that true friendship and love, can definitely change something for the better. “The Epic of Gilgamesh” is about the king of Uruk, who was extremely wise, highly respected, he knew things other people wouldn't know, as well as being an all-powerful, extremely strong, and very beautiful. However, he was a a cruel tyrant, who happened to rape women he’d find extremely attracted to in spite of the fact that some of these women were wives of his noblemen, or warriors. Many of the people of Uruk lived under the oppression of Gilgamesh, until the gods gathered information about Gilgamesh’s unmerciful ways. They decided to form a man, just as powerfully great as Gilgamesh, and his name was Enkidu. Enkidu was initially placed into the wild, living with wild animals from around the land. He lives peacefully, until a hunter discovers him and send a prostitute into the wild to convert him into a ‘civilized man’. Enkidu wounds up sleeping with the woman, and he no longer considers himself wild, but if not more human. Enkidu learns about the troubles of Gilgamesh and his kingdom and decides to challenge; even though, they started off roughly, to the greatest surprise, Enkidu and Gilgamesh end up being the greatest and bestest friends. Later on in the book, Ekidu dies of punishment, for challenging one of the gods and defeating it along with Gilgamesh. Gilgamesh is extremely heart-broken and grieves greatly for his friend’s loss. Gilgamesh then sets off into the Wilderness to find Utnapishtim for everlasting life. After experiencing the the loss of a great friend, Gilgamesh becomes terrified of death and wants to find immortality. He is not granted that wish becomes Utnapishtim tells him immortality is futile. He then learns to accept his fate, and that humankind will last forever. And he will reign his kingdom the best way possible. Gilgamesh was a