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The Death of Ivan Ilyich

            Ivan Ilyich is the protagonist of the novel "The Death of Ivan Ilyich" by Leo Tolstoy. Ivan Ilyich is a person who admires and wants to imitate other people who have high social standings. Tolstoy describes the people in this story as materialistic who show little emotional connection and sympathy toward each other. .
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             Ivan Ilyich went to law school and was one the judges in the state. Ivan Illyich got married to Praskova Fyodorovna who has some money and was attractive. "Ivan Ilyich married for both reason: in acquiring such a wife and did something that gave him pleasure and, at the same time, did what people of the highest standing considered correct." (Tolstoy 49) He was not in love with his wife. He considered in marrying her because people thought that it was a good idea for him to marry her because she had money and she worked. Ivan Ilyich was pleased because he thought that they both would bring equal amount of money to the household. When his wife was pregnant she changed and was always nagging him, so Ivan Ilyich distanced himself with his work. .
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             He was always involved in his work and he thought he was going to get promoted for a position in a university town but Hoppe was given the position. Ivan became disguised and quits and then he moves in with his brother in-law in the countryside to save money. He became bored and decides to go to Petersburg to get a position that would pay him five thousand rubles. He wanted to make more money because he lived a more lavishly lifestyle than what he can afford. When he did get the job that paid him what he wanted he thought he was going to be happy but as we know it led to his untimely death.
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             Ivan Ilyich was an ambitious person that had no sincere relationship with his family. He was always fighting with his wife. He was happier spending his time working. Ivan Ilyich was able separate his feeling in a case while eliminating all considerations irrelevant to the legal aspect of the case.


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1. Humanism in The Death of Ivan Ilyich

In the death of Ivan Ilyich, Ivan is born to a civil servant, and was a pleasant and respectable man (Tolstoy, 2003). ... If this holds true in relation to The Death of Ivan Ilyich, Ivan is solely responsible for whom he becomes. ... Ivan's actions throughout The Death of Ivan Ilyich, lead to his becoming an inauthentic man. ... The Death of Ivan Ilyich strongly support's Sartre's claim that no excuse can be made for who we become. ... Ivan caused his own death and can make no excuse otherwise. ...

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2. Realism in The Death of Ivan Ilyich

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3. Them Metamorphosis And The Death Of Ivan Ilyich

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4. The Death of Ivan Ilyich essay

Masterpieces of Literature II The Death of Ivan Ilyich follows the theme of death and the acceptance of death throughout the entire story. ... This bag is a representation of death and Ivan's fear of facing his own death. In the beginning of his realization of his impending death he is upset by the fact that everyone else insists he is only sick: What tormented Ivan Ilyich most was the deception, the lie, which for some reason they all accepted, that he was not dying but was simply ill This deception tortured him wanting to lie to him concerning his condition and forcing him to part...

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5. Ivan Illych

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6. Hamlet vs. The death of Ivan Ilyick

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7. The Death Of Ivan Ilyich

When the news of Ivan's death circulated amongst his friends they did not grieve but used this tragedy to think of how it would benefit them in their careers. ... If Ivan could have only understood death before it came upon him, he could have faced his situation in a more peaceful and tolerant manner. The ignorance of death in these characters left them defenseless in the war of death. ... Ivan cherishes his time spent with his servant Gerasim; a man who, from the very beginning of the novel, acknowledged death and embraced a warm and cheerful attitude towards life. ... "Gerasim did ev...

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8. The Need for Belonging

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9. Anaylsis of Leo Tolstoy and the death of Ivan Ilych

Also this essay will explain the significance of "The Death of Ivan Ilych" in comparison to the life Tolstoy. ... However, the story is actually about Ivan Ilych's stages leading up to his death. ... Nevertheless, the story of the death of Ivan Ilych is in no way ineffectual. ... In "The Death of Ivan Ilych," Tolstoy's motive was to show death as a beautiful phenomenon. ... These expressions explained an enormous amount about Ivan Ilyich's life. ...

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  • Grade Level: High School

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