Influential and Ancient Concept: Loss Anonymous 9th Grade

The Mesopotamian epic, Gilgamesh, translated by David Ferry tells the tale of loss that has been so prominent to even stand around until this day and time. This concept of loss has especially been nurtured in the Mesopotamian time period because of the almost regular wars and battles that fought over power. In the end they all grieved and cheered over the lives that were lost. Loss is mainly scripted as death experienced by many throughout the story. It has depicted itself as a series of events that have impacted the characters with twists and turns in the narrative. Nevertheless, lessons are taught and learned in the relationships between different characters.

The Epic has the first revelation of loss through the deaths of evils that were defeated by Gilgamesh. These mortalities of the evils caused no grief at all but instead intensified mane of the king and changed what was to come later on. “Then the two of them together seized the demon and by the tongue pulled all his insides out...Gilgamesh the king came back to the city after the victory over the demon Huwawa…” (Ferry 29). The data implies that though the loss of Huwawa has affected the future of Gilgamesh by securing fame and honor in the name of his family and...