to act like this , for the society appears to instill the shallow notion that it is right for everyone.
to chase the carrer achievement and the luxury of life. It's a little bit the same with the case .
of the knight in ''the Seventh Seal.'' The knight lives in the times of crusade, which is .
thought of as the supreme ideal on earth, so it seems to be doubtless for him to take part in it .
But he never ponder about the profound truth below it. He feels that he has never really lives.
a life, so he desperately ask for the reprive of his death to find out the very essence and meaning .
of life because he knows the life is finite for him, he 'd better grab the chance to understand the .
purpose of life. Fortuanetely, he discovers the treasure in the world-- the interation with people , .
the inter-mingle love between people and the fear of God. .
As Ivan sees severals doctors and specialists but gets no definate answers about his illness, he.
becomes very uneasy.But we can perceive this notion at a different angle. As a matter of fact, .
the line between life and death is also ambiguous, for none knows when we will die. Most of .
the time , death befalls us out of blue. It never gives you an absolute answer when you ask .
when it will come.
When others all think that '' as though death was an accident natraual to Ivan Ilych but certainly not.
to himself (109), and they think that ''well , he's dead ,but I am alive.''(106) Yet the butler, named .
Gerasim, is aware of death only.Upon hearing Peter Ivanovich says'' It's (Death's ) a sad affair , isn't.
it?'' , he replies that '' It's God's will . We shall come to it some day.'' And there is only he who pities .
Ivan. Toistoy crystalizes the death actually confronts everyone by showing the idea through Gerasim's .
mouth.''We shall all of us die , so why should I grudge a little trouble( attending on Ivan).'(130) .
To talk about death we may not forget the influence that religion gives.
