This past week I went to see a play called The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time which is based on the novel by Mark Haddon. I had an amazing time and found the play to be engaging and fun to watch. The play told the story of a child with Asperger syndrome. At the start, he went out on a quest to solve the mystery of what happened to his dead neighbor’s dog. I will not spoil the story for those that would like to see the play but in short he discovers a deeper quest and goes out on an adventure. This reminded of Gilgamesh where the initial reason for his quest was replaced and a deeper adventure was found. Gilgamesh and this boy have emerged changed from their quest and will go on in life with a new outlook.
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This kind of also reminds me of Arjuna in The Bhagavad-Gita. He went to Krnsna with one intention (understanding/explaining how war is necessary) and ended up learning a lot more about himself and others than he had originally planned. This play sounds really interesting and I would like to know more about it!