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Questions to Think About While Reading the Epic of Gilgamesh

· What sorts of cultural values are reflected in the story?

· What are the people taught to value, approve of, disapprove of?

· What is the role of leadership?

· What is the role of the hero?

· What is the role of the gods?

· What is the nature of the human?

· What values are transmitted to the young?

· What are the gender roles? How are they communicated?

· What is the relationship between the human and the divine?