In "The Death of Ivan Illyich" the Russian author Leo Tolstoy uses description, psychological and social realism and the power of the senses to convey a portrait of a dying man's life. ... Tolstoy shows how one knows by our senses. ... Tolstoy shows the reader what motivates one to do what he does. ... Tolstoy asks the question, "Does life have a purpose?" ... He dies with joy and Tolstoy indicates the beauty in the eternal. ...

• Word Count: 489
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• Grade Level: High School

The Death of Ivan Ilych In Leo Tolstoy's The Death of Ivan Ilych, some of the most significant events in the novel are mental and psychological. As Ivan Ilych gradually approaches his death, Tolstoy details Ivan's perspective of the time. ...

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Leo Tolstoys" "The Death of Ivan Ilych" is about how people get caught up in trying to live the way society tells them to. ... (Tolstoy 103) Ivan was utterly concerned with his duties and his advancement in position. ... (Tolstoy 148). ... (Tolstoy 151). ... In the place of death there was light"(Tolstoy 152). ...

• Word Count: 1628
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The short story, The Death of Ivan Ilych, written by Leo Tolstoy, is about the reactions of a man and his friends to his suffering and death. ... With this story, Leo Tolstoy shows that a man can change. ...

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• Grade Level: High School