Write an adaptation from the point of view of a non-major character or character whose mind we have not entered (e.g. God Anu, God Enlil, Utnapishtim, the Bull of Heaven, a citizen of Uruk etc).

Part I: Content Requirements:
– Select any excerpt from Gilgamesh for your literary adaptation project.
– Select a character who is not the main character. Write an adaptation from the point of view of a non-major character or character whose mind we have not entered (e.g. God Anu, God Enlil, Utnapishtim, the Bull of Heaven, a citizen of Uruk etc).

– While you tell the story of your character from their point of you also need to visit specific scenes from the text. Accordingly, Select 2 or 3 main scenes/ sections in text on which you will focus for your adaptation.
– Revisit and re-write the scene/s you had selected from this new narrative point of view. You are encouraged to use the first-person pronoun, “I” in telling this story or free narrative discourse form.
– Select any 6 different phrases of description and/ or dialogues from this text that you think is significant. (You will cite them in your adaptation).
– Incorporate the quotes you selected and mark them in bold.
– Without contradicting major plot points, be creative – add a background story to the characters or you can show what the future of these characters will be after the story ends. The narrator could be looking back from an older age, after the events of the text as well.
– Bring out how your character feels/ thinks about those details or dialogues or incident.
– Your adaptation should be 4 pages long double spaced. Font Type: Times Roman. Font Size: 12.
– You will submit a copy of the literary adaptation on Blackboard.
Part II: Grading criteria:
The aim of this assignment is to demonstrate a) a strong understanding of the original text and characters, b) demonstrate how a story can shift when the point of view of the narrator shifts.
This assignment will be assessed on the level of nuance in your adaptation of specific scenes.
Your character should be consistent (in temperament and behavior) with the character in the original text.