Gilgamesh is a mixture of the human and divine created by gods that gave him wisdom, physical beauty, and strength. Described as a great ruler over the city of Uruk in Southern Mesopotamia that went through many battles and journeys and never lost any of them. Gilgamesh pictures himself as a strong and immortal creature. Unfortunately, the death of Enkidu makes him vulnerable. Gilgamesh couldn’t accept the fact that his friend is dead. He couldn’t understand how such a strong warrior is vulnerable to death. He says that “the fate of the mankind has overtaken him”(Tablet 10, line 188). The death of Enkidu was a tragedy for Gilgamesh. He describes Enkidu as his friend. He felt like they had a lot in common. Enkidu was Gilgamesh greatest companion as they both went on a journey killing Humbaba.

The death of Enkidu arouses irreversible grief for Gilgamesh. He wants the entire world mourns for Enkidu. He wants “the elders of the teeming city”, “the heights of highland and mountain” to weep for him (Tablet 8, lines 9-16). His sorrorw extends to everything that surrounds him. His reaction to this significant loss is anger. He began to tear and hurl “the locks of his hair” and ripped off and threw away his clothes. Loss of Enkidu is devastating and shattering for him. Gilgamesh lost his closest friend and still denies the truth. He decides to “touch his heart, but it was not beating” (Tablet 8, line 51-52). He feels numb and troubles believing in the fact that Enkidu is dead. Shock and disbelief often accompany the loss of a person. Losing his close friend was very painful for him.

In the Pillow Book, Sei Shonagon includes series of brief essays based on observation of nature, her personal thoughts, and experiences at the imperial court. She is amused by beautiful things such as Japanese nature that in her opinion people do not give enough attention. At the same time, she is not afraid to touch on problems that people are trying to hide.

Sei Shonagon states: ” I have written in this book things I have seen and thought, in the long idle hours spent at home, without ever dreaming that others would see it.” At the end of her work, Shonagon reveals the story of how her private work was accidentally exposed to the word. She was trying to keep her personal notes in secret place, but “it has come to light.” It is obvious that the written work is the property for the reader not a writer. Even though she may allowed herself for a dream she hardly believed that her work would possibly bear comparison with many other magnificent books that exists over the time. She was writing for her own view only and wouldn’t even thought that it would become valuable for modern readers.