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The article " Grief Follows a More or Less Predictable Patter," by Nancy Wartik discusses the grieving process and how to deal with it. Gilgamesh, the main character in the epic poem by Herbert Mason goes through this process after he loses his best friend Enkidu to the Bull of Heaven. Gilgamesh goes through the long and tedious stages of grief and in the end, learns how to go on with his life. The article states …

…but a person learns how to deal with the mixed feelings and emotions that grief provokes, and to put the past away. Gilgamesh, who loses his dear friend Enkidu struggles through the grieving process, but in the end realizes he must let his friend go and return to his every day life. Gilgamesh also becomes a better person after losing Enkidu. Gilgamesh discovers how amazing his people are, and becomes a respected and joyous leader.