Similarities are between Gilgamesh’s quest for everlasting life in Dilmun and Adam and eve’s fall in the garden of Eden is that the serpent/snake that shows up in both and "steals" eternal life; both have the same result: humans must die.
In his quest for immortality, Gilgamesh walked paths no one had walked before, walking alongside the sun and across the Waters of Death. His quest was personal, but his motivations were similar to those that shaped modern medicine: the quest to prolong life and conquer death.
Hence, the correct answer is serpent/snake that shows up in both and "steals" eternal life
Throughout the novel it becomes evident that Jordan feels attracted to Nick. although she never directly tells him about her feelings her intentions are clearly noticed through the novel
