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Gilgamesh - Out of the dark and into the light.
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\Joanna Amato 2/12/03 Professor Sehulster Lit. 211 Gilgamesh: Out of the Dark and into the Light Without light, we wouldn't know dark. Without cold, we couldn't know hot. These "systematic dualisms of associated polarities" (Honderich 734), or binary oppositions, are used to illustrate meaning in the story of Gilgamesh. The story of this epic hero, Gilgamesh and his friend Enkidu, is one of conflict between wild and civilized, immortality and mortality, love and hate. These are all binary oppositions, which give the characters and the reader the meaning of the story. The meaning for the reader "occurs through difference" (Literary Criticism: An Overview 2). These oppositions are related to each other by their conflicting nature. Both refer to the same thing, such as what it is to be human, but the meanings of the words are established through their inherent differences and their relationship to each other within that confine. We notice...
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