I. INTRODUCTION Leo Tolstoy‚ one of the world’s greatest writers‚ is equally known for his complicated and paradoxical persona and for his extreme moralistic and ascetic views‚ which he adopted after a moral crisis and spiritual awakening in the 1870s in Russia‚ after which he also became noted as a moral thinker and social reformer. His moralistic principles had been evident in his writings especially in his short stories. It had awaken the ethical standards of late Russia into a more monotheistic
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Death of Ivan Ilych” by Leo Tolstoy‚ the story is told of a government official by the name of Ivan Ilych who comes down with a terminal illness and dies a slow‚ painful‚ and lonely death. During his weeks of sickness‚ Ilych has plenty of free time to reflect on his life and the meaning behind it‚ as well as confront the idea of his inevitable death- which ultimately becomes the central theme of the short story. In other words‚ through Ilych’s struggle with illness Tolstoy is trying to portray that
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Kayla McIntee Professor Arby Siraki ENG 1120 O February 15‚ 2013 The Artifice of Life In Leo Tolstoy’s novella The Death of Ivan Ilych‚ Tolstoy criticizes several aspects of Russian middle class society. The artifice of middle class life - characterized by pettiness‚ selfishness‚ and materialism – was one of the main focal points of his criticism‚ as well as the lack of spirituality and meaning in that life. Of all the characters in The Death of Ivan Ilych‚ Gerasim is the most important‚ for
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also controls how much happiness or sadness we have. Famous Russian novelist Leo Tolstoy said‚ “Happiness doesn’t depend on outward things‚ but on the way we see them.” I completely agree with this quotation for it is similar to the quote‚ “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” We all see happiness in various ways‚ whether it being from money or from having family and friends. The short story by Leo Tolstoy “How Much Land Does a Man Need?” has demonstrated the quote. In the story‚ the townspeople
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viewpoints on the meaning of life presented in our text. Throughout the book there has been three viewpoints presented on the meaning of life. The first meaning of life that was presented in our text is the theistic answer. Philosophers such as Leo Tolstoy‚ David F. Swenson‚ Louis P. Pojman‚ Emil L. Fackhenheim‚ and Philip L. Quinn all discuss this viewpoint of the theistic answer. The meaning of theistic answer and what these philosophers discus is that the meaning of life is found in the existence
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Ivan Ilych‚ from Tolstoy’s The Death of Ivan Ilych‚ is “the most simple and most ordinary” (Tolstoy 2441) person. Although a simple life is generally considered a virtue‚ Ivan’s life is simple in the wrong way. Ivan led a self-centered‚ materialistic‚ and shallow life‚ with little care for genuine human relationships. He conformed to the values and expectations set by his social superiors. He chose his friends based on their social standing. Ivan’s life is barren of individuality and true relationships
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the characters Levin and his brother Nikolai. As stated in the Russian review‚ written by Alexandra Tolstoy‚ the audience is shown the opinion Tolstoy had towards these particular people. “Peasants were the real people- those who work with their hands and feed the world with what they produce” we learn through this article that despite all-else‚ he shared a love and an extraordinary interest. “(Tolstoy) is attached to the peasantry as to a woman expecting a child.” This novel is based on the historical
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will fear it; but what if the difference between full and empty was not so easily differentiated? What if reality and falsehood were the same? This idea is contemplated in both Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller and The Death of Ivan Ilych by Leo Tolstoy. In the world of the salesman‚ Willy Loman‚ who can not see who he is nor distinguish reality from fantasy‚ and the world of Ivan Ilych‚ who can not see his life for what it is nor find true happiness‚ reality is hard to distinguish. Both the Death
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2.) Mrs. Tolstoy and her husband‚ Serge‚ are planning their dream house. The lot for the house sits high on a hill with a beautiful view of the Appalachian Mountains. The plans for the house show the size of the house to be 2‚900 square feet. The average price for a lot and house similar to this one has been $120 per square foot. Fortunately‚ Serge is a retired plumber and feels he can save money by installing the plumbing himself. Mrs. Tolstoy feels she can take care of the interior decorating
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example Tolstoy implements on his readers per Ivan is that no one can live an authentic life devoid of love and compassion
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