Human beings experience moments of grief. The grief process involves seven main stages where an individual is required to pass through to achieve happiness and acceptance. The same situation happened to Demeter when her daughter Persephone was kidnapped.
This paper will discuss the seven stages of grief in relation to Demeter’s case as indicated below:
Shock and disbelief- A person may be caught unawares of the situation thereby causing shock. When Demeter hears Persephone scream, she is distraught and tries to go after her to no avail. Denial- One may fail to accept the situation as it is, doubting the reality of the issue. Demeter, however, does not experience denial but takes up a frantic search ...