The Stories Of Antigone, Gilgamesh, And Genesis - 1091 Words

The stories of Antigone, Gilgamesh, and Genesis were stories that are applicable even in situations happening today. These all have universal themes and have symbols. These stories are iconic because the way the authors’ composed the stories. The authors used literary devices to portray underlying messages. These stories have common elements, such as theme, even though they were written in different decades. A common theme between Antigone, Gilgamesh, and Genesis is the bond within siblings. In the story of Antigone, Antigone wanted to bury her brother out of love and respect for him; therefore, she died because she loved her brother so much. Antigone also loved her sister very much. Antigone buried her brother without Ismene’s help because Ismene believed that Antigone should not try to override the law. Ismene planned to keeps Antigone’s secret about burying her brother; furthermore she promised to bury her brother if Antigone did not succeed. In Gilgamesh, Enkidu and Gilgamesh were supposed to be enemies. The gods created Enkidu half human and half beast to match Gilgamesh in a battle; instead, the two characters became best friends. Some critics could even describe them as brothers. Gilgamesh lost himself after Enkidu’s death. He kept his body so long that worms started to deteriorate Enkidu; he also took Enkidu’s animal skins and pulled out his hair in ho pes that Enkidu would come back to life. In the book of Genesis, Cain killed Abel because God accepted Abel’s