Herbert mason's Gilgamesh

Write a 1000—1200 word (approx.. 4–5 pgs in standard formatting) analytical paper on Herbert Mason’s Gilgamesh addressing one of the following topics. Choose 1 of these topics: 1. Mason’s Gilgamesh tells the story of the legendary or mythical Gilgamesh; it also populated with many mythical stories and characters. Consider Tyson’s description of the work of anthropologist Claude Levi-Strauss, for whom myth “embodies the attempt of all structures to make sense of an otherwise chaotic world” (204). In your essay, explore the degree to which Gilgamesh—or Gilgamesh— is trying to create order of a world or of phenomena that feel chaotic, nonsensical, or scarily unknowable. [Here are some questions you can consider to form your argument: What is Gilgamesh (or others in his world) worried about? How does he/they deal with that? Does Gilgamesh or Gilgamesh succeed in making sense of something? If so, what, and how? If not, why not? Does the world of Gilgamesh end up an ordered world, where people feel like they have purpose and meaning, or does Gilgamesh abandon the attempt to impose structure?] 2. In Mason’s Gilgamesh, Gilgamesh goes on several adventures and/or journeys, physical as well as spiritual/emotional/psychological. Consider the overall trajectory of both Gilgamesh and Gilgamesh. In your essay, explore which of Northrop Frye’s “mythos” structures best captures the nature of this trajectory. (Remember that they are the mythos of summer, winter, autumn, and spring; some are static, whereas others change.) [Here are some additional questions to consider to help you form an argument: Do you think Gilgamesh is/was a “hero” (or what that even means), whether he is/was a flawed character, or if you think he changes either himself or his world over the course of the narrative. Does Gilgamesh or his world change for the better? For the worse? Stay the same? And why?]