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Short Story 'The Death of Ivan Ilych'

on his knee, leans over him, putting his ear first higher then lower, and performs various gymnastic movements over him with a sig...

Living Well and Leo Tolstoy's 'The Death of Ivan Ilych'

death(The Death/synopsis). He simply lived his life like most people do: work, family, community. There was nothing else. Or was t...

Death of Ivan Ilych and The Iliad

the woman to his commander, but withdraws from the battlefield, refusing to fight in retaliation for the humiliation imposed upon ...

Comparative Analysis of Walt Whitman’s “Song of Myself” and Leo Tolstoy’s “The Death of Ivan Ilych”

nearly twenty years without complaint. Should that not account for something? As his pain intensifies, Ivan Ilych begins feeling...

Life's Meaning in 'Death of Ivan Ilych' by Leo Tolstoy

In eight pages this paper analyzes Tolstoy's protagonist and considers how this short story explores the value and meaning of life...

Life, Moral Judgments, and 'The Death of Ivan Ilych' by Leo Tolstoy

In five pages this report examines whether or not Ivan's death represents a moral judgment resulting from his life in this classic...

'Death of Ivan Ilych' by Leo Tolstoy

In two pages the implications of the social treatment Tolstoy's protagonist received are discussed. There is no bibliography incl...

False Human Experience Analysis Represented by 'The Death of Ivan Ilych' by Leo Tolstoy

In three and a half pages this paper argues that the criticism of this 1886 literary work by Leo Tolstoy that describes it as 'a p...

Recognition and Reversal in War by Luigi Pirandello and 'Death of Ivan Ilych' by Leo Tolstoy

is no more deep than what lies beneath the layers of his skin -- an aspect of his personality that is readily recognized by all; i...

Salvation in Tolstoy's Death of Ivan Ilych

of the regimen of behavior that is required to obtain and maintain a position on the upper rungs of the social ladder. Ivan does n...

Ivan Ilych

unpleasant an endeavor that they simply dispense with it as hastily as possible; they make small talk as effortless as eye-blinkin...

Ivan Ilych versus 'Slave Girl' Linda Brent

In one page this paper compares the characters Ivan Ilych from Leo Tolstoy's short story 'The Death of Ivan Ilych' and Linda Brent...

Death Perspectives of Leo Tolstoy and Dylan Thomas

This paper contrasts the death perspectives articulated by Dylan Thomas in the poem 'Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night' with t...

Ivan Ilyich and Socrates

from the fact that I realized that I knew nothing. A man of my era named Chaerephon once asked the Oracle at Delphi is there w...

Happiness, Compassion and Religion

study showed that the emotions of "loving-kindness and compassion" could be encouraged and learned as sixteen "age-matched contro...

Immortality: Dostoevsky and Tolstoy

point that immortality may not exist at all. The only true thing is suffering and pain and that people may well convince themselve...

Morality, Relationships, and Motivations in Works of Leo Tolstoy and Fyodor Dostoyevsky

In five pages a comparison between these two authors and the depiction of morality, relationships, and motivations are considered ...

The Concept of the Best Society

She is disgusted by the fact that she must respond to the blackmailer, but also proud that she has defended her husband and her li...

Heroism and its Characteristics

In 5 pages this paper examines how the characteristics of heroism are defined in such literary works as A Simple Heart by Gustave ...

Leo Tolstoy and Franz Kafka

successful than Gregor and supported his family. But as his story develops he begins to envision how his life has been pointless, ...

Self Discovery Journeys in the Works of Higuchi Ichiyo, Leo Tolstoy, and Henrik Ibsen

him to commit suicide. Judge Brack discerns Heddas duplicity in Lovborgs downfall and insinuates that he will hold this over her. ...

Death of Ivan & Faust

child and is sentenced to death. As this indicates, Faust is plot driven. This contrasts sharply with Ivan Ilych, which mostly c...

Leo Tolstoy’s Alyosha the Pot

is always used and told what to do with no credit to his character. No one shows him kindness and yet Alyosha is still a good natu...

The Death of Ivan Ilyich as Tolstoy's Commentary on Materialism

exorbitant fees for consulting them. Thus, Tolstoy is indicating that materialism diverts the true calling of the professional, su...

Men in 'The Cask of Amontillado' by Edgar Allan Poe

In six pages this short story is analyzed in terms of male bonding and how the relationship between the men changes throughout the...

Switching Partners

yo like. Ill be home tonight." The screen door made a little snick as it swung closed, and she was alone. She pulled the gown back...

Poe and The Masque of the Red Death

decline, from onset to death, takes but "half an hour" (Poe). In the face of this overwhelming specter of death, Prince Prospero i...

Theme of Death in William Faulkner’s ‘A Rose for Emily’

she retreated into security of the family homestead, which like the lady of the house, was also dying a slow death. Before the Ci...

Life Lessons in Classic Literature

This paper examines the themes of death in Tolstoy's The Death of Ivan Ilyich, and Miller's, The Death of a Salesman. This five p...

Healthcare: The Death of Ivan Ilyich

unnecessary, and the look of importance which implied that if only you put yourself in our hands we will arrange everything - we k...