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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Ivan Ilyich is the protagonist of the novel "The Death of Ivan Ilyich" by Leo Tolstoy. ... Tolstoy describes the people in this story as materialistic who show little emotional connection and sympathy toward each other. ... (Tolstoy 49) He was not in love with his wife. ... (Tolstoy 47) Ivan Ilyich compared himself with the doctor realizing that the doctor had the same attitude and expressions as him when a prisoner was on trial. ... (Tolstoy 65) It was important for Ivan Ilyich because it was his life. ...

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