Leo Tolstoy “Death Of Ivan Ilyich” talks about the experiences with life and death. The life of Ivan had lived a good life. Ivan’s death was unexpected and it taught Ivan about his life and also him as a person. People are so into people’s business and not their own business and comparing themselves to other people. In the story it states that we shouldn’t live with the thoughts of people we should live within ourselves. You will never get the happiness and the truth of life. Ivan experiences the feeling of separation and sickness, life is full of purposes and a meaningful life. Leo Tolstoy shows how reality is very depressing and sad and it is very painful and also disturbing life and death be. Tolstoy is showing that it is not easy to find the true people and we are living in not good situations and could change us as people. The extent I am able to sympathize with Ivan’s suffering is he feels lonely and has no one to be around with and he feels depressed. The lessons Tolstoy’s work hold for us is people go through changes and their emotions changes as a person. This story “Death of Ivan Ilyich” made me realize that not to compare myself with other people and to focus on things that are important to me.
Assignment #10 Leo Tolstoy “Death Of Ivan Ilyich”
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Thanks for sharing your thoughts about Tolstoy’s text. I think one of the things that is is tricky about Ivan Ilyich’s experience is that he DID pursue the things that were important to him and then discovers that the things he thought were so important were not meaningful. He was focused on himself and on his career in a way that limited his ability to care for others or to show them compassion.