Develop a well-detailed essay of 5-6 paragraphs on the topic listed below. Minimum word count is at least 700 words, though stronger essays might be even more developed. Don’t forget to review the guidelines for How to Succeed in the Written Assignments and the Sample paper in MLA format.

Mortality, the inescapable truth of death, looms large in many of our epics. The Mayan twins die as part of their plan to rid the underworld of dark forces, and Sundiata loses his mother Sogolon and must struggle to gain her proper burial. Despite this powerful presence of mortality in the epics, something positive emerges from these confrontations with death. Define that positive development and how it arises from (or triumphs over?) its encounter with death with regard to Sundiata and Popul Vuh. You may refer to other epics we have read as well if you wish–but focus on these two epics.