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Was thinking of the Gilgamesh mention a few weeks back, of the Locke/Eko, Gilgamesh/Enkidu mirroring. Here's the opening stanzas from Derrek Hines' phenomenal, postmodern retelling of the saga, published in 2004:
Here is Gilgamesh, king of Uruk:
two-thirds divine, a mummy's boy,
zeppelin ego, cock like a trip-hammer,
and solid chrome, no-prisoners arrogance.
Pulls women like beer rings.
Grunts when puzzled.
A bully. A jock. Perfecto. But in love? -
a moon-calf and worse, thoughtful.
Next, a one-off:
clay and lightning entangled by the gods
to create a strong-man from the wastelands
to curb Gilgamesh -- named Enkidu.
Sour electric fear, desert mirage at your throat,
strong enough to hold back the night,
so handsome he robs the world of horizon -
for no one's gaze lifts beyond him.
Gilgamesh and Enkidu stand
astride the threshold of history at Sumer.
Looking at those lines within the context of the show, I'm gonna venture that Locke is Gilgamesh -- "two thirds divine, zeppelin ego" and all (not sure I wanna know about the cock part, though!) -- and Eko is Enkidu -- "created" by the gods (ie the writers), "a strong-man from the wastelands" -- to "curb" Locke's "arrogance."
One thing to remember is that, even though he was created to knock down Gilgamesh's ego, Enkidu became best friends with him. So maybe this current, seeming Locke/Eko split will eventually turn into full-on male bonding?
I guess we'll just have to wait and see. |
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