Leo Tolstoy's The Death Of Ivan Ilyich

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The Death of Ivan Ilyich

The Death of Ivan Ilych by Leo Tolstoy, is a short story explaining the superficial life. The story shows how someone in death how someone how someone in the upper class handles death. Tolstoy employs his characters to draw the life of superficial and authentic lifestyle. Ivan goes through many phases before finally accepting that death is near. Ivan’s suffering affects his attitude of his superficial lifestyle.

Leo Tolstoy employs his character between the artificial and authentic life. Ivan and his friends follow the superficial life. Ivan’s friends and most of his family see his death as a disadvantage and are happy it isn’t them. They believe it’s something they’ll not to be affected by. His