Throughout the course of Mosaics I, a number of books read addressed the theme of death. Many of these texts also addressed many other themes other than death. However, the theme of death is an interesting theme because it is approached differently in many texts. Although death can be seen as something bad or sad, it can mean much more than that. The Epic of Gilgamesh, The Sons, The Trials of Socrates, The Holy Bible and The Daodejing of Laozi are all texts that show the theme of death. Each of these texts expresses the theme of death in a contrasting way. In The Epic of Gilgamesh, death is inevitable for Gilgamesh. Since Gilgamesh is two-thirds god and one-third human, he is incapable of achieving immortality because he is not fully a god. The theme of death is a very important theme that appears throughout this epic poem. Gilgamesh is faced with the reality of death when his sidekick named Enkidu dies. The gods created Enkidu to be someone who would be stronger than Gilgamesh so that he could stand up to Gilgamesh. When Gilgamesh and Enkidu first meet, they fight on the ground. Once they forget their anger at each other, Gilgamesh announces that the two will form a friendship. Enkidu becomes Gilgamesh's companion, completing journeys together. The relationship between Gilgamesh and Enkidu continues throughout the novel, until Enkidu's death. “Hear me, O young men, hear [me!] Hear me, O elders [of teeming Uruk,] hear me! I will mourn for Enkidu, my friend, like a woman in committed mourning, I will weep bitterly” (Epic of Gilgamesh 64). Enkidu's sudden death breaks Gilgamesh and fills him with grief. This is the first t...... middle of paper ...... Everyone will eventually face death in their life, but some don't want to accept it. We should all live our lives happily, ignoring the thought of death because we should worry about the present and not what the future will bring us. Throughout these five texts, the theme of death manifested itself differently. In The Epic of Gilgamesh, this was seen as a life lesson. In The Sons, this was due to alienation from loved ones. In The Trials of Socrates, this is expressed in a religious context. In the Holy Bible, this was displayed accordingly, since the Israelites did not follow God's commandments. Finally, in The Daodejing of Laozi, he explains that one cannot escape it. To different people, death can have many different meanings. These five texts display the theme of death very effectively as they give different views on the meaning.