People often tell stories for various reasons. Stories are told all over the world. In today's society stories are in the form of of movies, books, or orally told stories. By telling stories we are able to pass time, making stories another form of entertainment. People tell stories to pass down knowledge/teaching lessons, To inspire, and most importantly are enjoyed as a form of entertainment. Stories such as The Epic of Gilgamesh tell the story of Mesopotamian culture. The Epic of Gilgamesh is told orally and has been passed down from generation to generation. The story tells of the society that came before us along time ago. The story deeply details the Mesopotamian culture and informs us on the society at the time. Stories like The Epic of Gilgamesh do teach a lesson, however it is not as based around…show more content… Entertaining movies often do not teach a lesson or inspire but are mainly for our entertainment to pass time. All stories entertain or pass time but these types of stories are solely for our entertainment. Comedy movies such as The Hangover Trilogy, a movie about a group of three friends adventures, serves no purpose besides to entertain us. Comedy movies are heavily reliant on humor and sometimes a little bit of action to entertain us. Having no other purpose besides entertain these movies often appeal to us for a good laugh. Action movies like The Expendables invest more in action, often having a very predictable story. In today’s society live action films appeal to us just for the action. The plot is often involving the protagonist having to stop the antagonist through combat for many reasons. However entertainment is based on the viewer's preference. In reality all stories are able to entertain us whether it is reading a novel, flood myth, or watching a movie. Whether the purpose of the movie is to entertain or not, all stories contain a value of entertainment in