The Truth behind the mask Tablets IV, V

Being a brief story, Gilgamesh repeats its text a lot. It says the same thing at least three times. This is not to my taste because it makes the story longer and dull. But maybe it is just a style, that later on we will understand it better. 

It all happens very quickly, and not even taken into consideration. To read this book I need all my attention on, so I don't miss any important details or sentences, because this is all about anallizing. Actually this is all metaphors, and going deep into the words. This book relates to Ishmael in the way that it can teach us about life and aspects of it, in a fictitious story, that is meant to be this way because if you want to talk about life, you must do it on an outside perspective. 

"Gilgamesh was afraid and Enkidu was afraid"(pg. 26) Gilgamesh previously is shown as the terror, as the mighty, the strong. But here he is as weak asa rat, he is scared. This is a human aspect in the way that we show our selves big, and brave, but many of us in the inside are just as feeble asa twig. Enkidu who is still wild and doesn't know the many faces of normal people, remains true to himself, and honest, as one should really be. 

After reading some more pages, I am getting tempted about this type of writing. I'm starting to appreciate it because it goes strait to the point, and it gives you a pure idea of what is going on but still leaves something for the imagination. What would have inspired this writings?