The Life Of Ivan Analysis

Ivan has many major shortcoming in his life one of them is that he lacks originality, he lives his life by the ideals of others. Rather than relying on his own reason and good sense to direct his life, Ivan follows the beliefs and values of the upper-class society. Ivan is drawn to those with high social standing. He believes that if he only imitates their lifestyle his own life will go according to plan and he will find meaning and fulfillment. Ivan becomes obsessed with standards of luxury and dignity, the defining characteristics of the upper class. He begins to act as one in his position should act. He takes a wife, he buys a house in the city and furnishes it as a cultured person of high stature should have a physical status representation.