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Leo Tolstoy's "Death of Ivan Ilyich", 2002.
This paper examines Tolstoy's attitude towards death and dying in his book, "The Death of Ivan Ilyich".
725 words (approx. 2.9 pages), 1 source, £ 17.95
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This paper discusses that the novel, "The Death of Ivan Ilyich", by Tolstoy is almost a journal of the author?s fear of dying. The author points out that Tolstoy believes that death forces each person to face his or her life choices. The paper states that Tolstoy had a fear of being average and ordinary and, through the penning of this work, discovered that average often means exceptional.
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"Tolstoy feared being ordinary and he let that show in the book. He feared being average and believed that is a fate worse than death itself. ?Ivan?s life had been most simple and most ordinary and therefore most terrible.? Tolstoy?s attitude and fear of being ordinary in life is so strong that he cannot maintain the averageness of his protagonist. He turns it around by the book?s end so that Ivan discovers he had accomplished things in his life."
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Isolation and Illusions in "The Death of Ivan Ilyich", 2007.
An analysis of the isolation and illusions in "The Death of Ivan Ilyich" by Leo Tolstoy.
860 words (approx. 3.4 pages), 1 source, MLA, £ 20.95
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The paper examines how the character of Ivan, in Tolstoy's "The Death of Ivan Ilyich", gradually isolates himself from his environment through a series of revelations concerning the nature of his society. The paper discusses how, after Ivan's accidental fall, Ivan's need for understanding and empathy strips the illusions from his relationships and exacerbates his isolation from the family, professional and social relationships that comprised his life.
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"Ivan is repeatedly described as holding himself 'aloof' from the others who inhabit his world, and the recollection of his life that comprise the majority of the text describe how Ivan's isolation began long before his accident. "[F]rom earliest youth [Ivan] had been drawn to those who stood above him...he had adopted their manners and views, and he had established friendly relations with them" (241). In his attempt to associate himself with those elders and symbols of success through imitation, Ivan isolated himself from his peers and began the lifelong quest for satisfaction through superficial goals. His marriage reinforces this tendency, for he "married her because...in acquiring this particular wife he did what brought him pleasure as well as doing what those in high position considered it proper" (246). His marriage is based solely on the need to present the right appearance, and consequently the realities of the relationship, in the necessity to devote thought and attention to his wife, become to him an 'unpleasantness' that he must escape from."
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Leo Tolstoy's "The Death of Ivan Illych", 2007.
This paper is a chapter-by-chapter detailed summary of Leo Tolstoy's "The Death of Ivan Illych".
4,665 words (approx. 18.7 pages), 0 sources, £ 83.95
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This paper explains that "The Death of Ivan Illych" by Leo Tolstoy is a story inspired by the death of the writer's own brother. The author points out that this novel, written in Russia in 1886, is about a man's realization of the worthlessness of his life due to his impending death. The paper relates that Ivan Illych, who was a man of apparent wealth and status according to external standards, was an ideal of success; however, despite what was assumed by the surrounding community, Ivan Illych's life was empty and hollow--he felt desolate and abandoned.
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"When the annoyed Peter Ivanovich, one of Ivan Illych's dearest friends, went to the funeral scheduled for one o' clock that day, he was somewhat surprised at the attitude of Mrs. Ivan Illych. Figuring he would be needed to comfort her, Peter was essentially desired by Praskovya to discuss the possibility of obtaining a grant of money from the government on the occasion of her husband's death. Even Praskovya Fedorovna Golovina could not help but to expose her selfishness; rather than speaking sympathetically of the agonizing pain her husband endured during the last days of his life, ..."
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Prose Analysis of "The Death of Ivan Ilych" by Leo Tolstoy, 2002.
An analysis of Tolstoy's "The Death of Ivan Ilych" with emphasis on society's dictatorship on the condition of life.
750 words (approx. 3.0 pages), 1 source, MLA, £ 18.95
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This paper deals with rules and standards that are put up by society by which one should live. It not only exploits Ilych's "perfect" life but also his relationships with his wife, work and spirituality.
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"Society has created its own version of a perfect, successful life. Along with that, it has also created rules and standards that every person within society must follow in order to achieve that perfect life. However, as more rules and standards are added, the instances of depression and suicide increase. Yet, people do not question the life society creates for them in fear of rejection from it. Sadly, it is not until their deathbeds that people regret living the life society wants them to have and realize that they should have lived their own lives. In "The Death of Ivan Ilyich", Tolstoy theorizes the harsh reality of death accentuates the insubstantial and superficial qualities of life."
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"The Death of Ivan Ilych" by Leo Tolstoy and "Crime and Punishment" by Fyodor Dostoevsky, 1993.
A comparison of the authors' treatment of free will in the lives of self-centered protagonists.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 2 sources, £ 43.95
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"This study will compare the treatments of the theme of free will in Leo Tolstoy's The Death of Ivan Ilych and Fyodor Dostoyevsky's Crime and Punishment.
The bulk of each story is apparently about a man who acts according to his free will. Raskolnikov and Ivan are men who believe that they are superior to other human beings, and that as a result of this superiority they feel that what they do and think and feel is automatically representative of what is good. In Raskolnikov's case, we find a man who believes that he is beyond the moral standards that the rest of the human race is obliged to live by. Ivan is a much more conventional fellow, for he believes essentially that he is doing what has been defined as activities of an exemplary life, a life to be admired by others for its success and happiness. Both Raskolnikov and Ivan are men..."
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T"he Death of Ivan Ilych" by Leo Tolstoy, 1997.
Analyzes protagonist's shallow life & redemptive death & role of his servant in his spiritual awakening.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 1 source, £ 32.95
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"This study will analyze Leo Tolstoy's short novel The Death of Ivan Ilych, focusing on the physical and symbolic causes of the protagonist's death, the view of Russian society projected by the author, and the role and symbolic significance of Ivan's servant Gerasim plays in the story and in the life and awakening of Ivan. The study will argue basically that Ivan lived a shallow life ruled by selfishness and materialism, incurred a mysterious illness, and just before his death underwent a spiritual conversion marked by clearly Christian references. Gerasim plays a helpful role in directly and indirectly guiding Ivan toward this awakening.
The physical aspect of Ivan's illness is clearly meant by Tolstoy to be both a mystery and quite ordinary. The onset of the illness is caused by an apparently minor mishap. Ivan has just..."
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"The Death Of Ivan Ilych" by Leo Tolstoy, 1989.
Discusses novella's themes (loneliness, acceptance of death), plot, characterizations, style, irony, symbolism, messages and relationship to author's life.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 3 sources, £ 43.95
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"This paper will discuss the novella The Death of Ivan Ilych by Leo Tolstoy. One of the basic themes of this story is that of "loneliness in the face of death" (Cain 4). It can be seen that the mediocrity of Ivan Ilych's life has done little to prepare him for the unexpected shock of dying. At the very end of the novella, Ivan Ilych undergoes a transformation during which he comes to an acceptance of death and realizes that his entire life has been one of avoiding other people. Thus, the intense loneliness suffered by Ivan Ilych is due to his attitude toward life, in which he always placed the highest value on work, career and material possessions while rejecting the real life needs of his family and others. Tolstoy makes it clear that this fault in Ivan Ilych's life exists in virtually everyone's life, with the only exception being seen in the character of the servant (...)"
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"Death of Ivan Ilyich", 2002.
An analysis of truth and falsity as seen in Leo Tolstoy's "Death of Ivan Ilyich".
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 5 sources, £ 30.95
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This paper describes the story of Leo Tolstoy's "Death of Ivan Ilyich" and depicts the truth and falsehood in it.
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Leo Tolstoy and Deathbed Conversions, 2007.
An analysis of the theme of death in Leo Tolstoy's novella, "The Death of Ivan Ilych."
1,598 words (approx. 6.4 pages), 0 sources, £ 36.95
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This paper discusses Leo Tolstoy's novella, "The Death of Ivan Ilych." It shows how Tolstoy's work exploits the meaninglessness behind conventional norms, through examining the differences between artificial and authentic living and the inevitability of death. The paper looks at how Tolstoy focuses his characters around the death of Ivan Ilych.
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"However, despite all the evidence of Ivan Ilych's deathbed conversion is a genuine realization, there is still another interpretation of Tolstoy's work. Moments before Ivan Ilych's death, he tries to apologize and ask for forgiveness from his family members. However instead of successfully saying "'Forgive me'," Ivan Ilych mutters a '"Forego' and wave[s] his," which questions the sincerity of his deathbed conversion (302). If Ivan Ilych truly meant and understood everything that led up to his conversion, why didn't he completely follow through? Perhaps, Tolstoy leaves Ivan Ilych's apology partially fulfilled to highlight the conversion as an additional example of yet another customarily for no good reason, meaningless, act people go through. Just as Tolstoy dissects the common life Ivan Ilych lives into a conventional, empty, hollow one; he may be doing the same to Ivan Ilych's conversion. Therefore whether or not "Death is finished" for Ivan Ilych because he successfully converted to Christianity, as opposed to merely doing so as an expected norm, is still up to our individual interpretations."
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Leo Tolstoy's Three Short Works, 1991.
This paper analyzes three short works by Leo Tolstoy, "The Death of Ivan Ilych", "Master and Man", and "Hadji Murad" especially the self-discovery of the protagonists in each story.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 1 source, £ 32.95
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"This study will examine three short works by Leo Tolstoy, "The Death of Ivan Ilych", "Master and Man", and "Hadji Murad". Specifically, the study will describe the manner in which each of the three protagonists in the stories is guided by the author down a narrowing road on which the hero finally discovers that his destination is very different from the one he originally set out for.
Ivan Ilych's "death" is not really what the story is about. The story is really about Ivan's life, and how the approach of death makes him aware of the fact that he is alive. We begin the story with the announcement of his death, and we find that those former colleagues of Ivan's who are discussing his demise are not concerned with Ivan's death, with their own lives (in the most urgent and existential sense), or with anything else except ... "
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Leo Tolstoy, 2006.
A look at the life, spiritualism and philosophy of Leo Tolstoy.
1,850 words (approx. 7.4 pages), 7 sources, MLA, £ 41.95
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This paper describes the about face Leo Tolstoy had regarding his views on morality, religion and spirituality. The paper discusses the change in Tolstoy's views about how we should conduct our lives and his search for a morally righteous life. The paper further explains that, although Tolstoy was able to write about the spirituality within all of us and was able to reach and influence millions of people through his writings, he was never able to achieve for himself the peace and tranquility that spiritual enlightenment should bring.
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"The most significant and lasting outcome of his change in world viewpoint was the influence his future writings had upon Mohandas Gandhi. Out of Tolstoy's demand that people be morally just and follow a path of non- resistance to evil, came Gandhi's strict adherence to this latter principle. Gandhi described himself as a "humble follower of Tolstoy's" (Rowe, p. 1), thus ultimately Tolstoy's belief in non- resistance fostered the most successful peaceful revolution in the world. As Tolstoy's change became more solidified in his own mind, he began to enlarge his realm of influence and his social categories in need of reform. His most admirable characteristic is that he truly tried to set an example for others by living his principles in his own life. He worked beside the peasants, shunned the success of his prior writings, gave away his wealth, maintained a degree of self- sufficiency, and tried to live by the "five commandments" he derived from Christ's teachings (Garrod, p. 3). Unfortunately this lifestyle enlarged the void within his family that was never breached."
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Leo Tolstoy?s Works, 2004.
A look at the impact of life experience on the literary works of Leo Tolstoy, with a focus on "War and Peace", "Anna Karenina", and "On Life".
1,504 words (approx. 6.0 pages), 4 sources, MLA, £ 34.95
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This paper examines how, historically, Leo Tolstoy writes from the perspective of a country in turmoil and how his social commentary is closely intertwined with the more general search for personal fulfillment. The result is the timeless quality of the works that are still enjoyed by a wide readership today. It explores how it is this timeless quality of his work, based upon his search for meaning in life, that most prominently begs for Tolstoy?s inclusion in today?s literary canon, and it substantiates this assertion through a review of "War and Peace", "Anna Karenina", and "On Life".
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"The characters are however far more than merely representatives of political aspirations. Indeed, this is revealed in Pierre?s relationship with his wife, Princess Ellen. The marriage proves to be a mistake, as Ellen?s flirtatious behavior brings the relationship to an end. She later divorces Pierre, but is unable to secure the affections of the man she is pursuing. She later dies, which the reader feels is a kind of justice. The emotional suffering caused by his wife?s behavior drives Pierre in a number of different directions. The first of these is the Freemasons. This however does not provide him with the solace he needs, and he turns to the battlefield for a more concrete way of dealing with is emotions. Here is later taken as a prisoner of war. Pierre thus suffers on two levels; both emotionally because of his wife?s behavior and physically as a result of the war and his life in prison. The end however is happy for Pierre, as he finds love, peace and contentment with Natasha."
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Abraham Lincoln and Leo Tolstoy, 2006.
An analysis of the psychology of famous historical figures, Abraham Lincoln and Leo Tolstoy.
2,719 words (approx. 10.9 pages), 6 sources, APA, £ 56.95
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The paper discusses how the actions, decisions, and words great men and women are intimately related to the psychology of these individuals. The paper proposes that by analyzing the lives of these individuals--their writings, biographies, actions, and what other people had to say about them--it may be possible to reconstruct some of the basic psychological underpinnings that characterize the great figures of world history. The paper firstly examines the psychology of Abraham Lincoln, president of the United States during the Civil War, and then analyzes Leo Tolstoy, the Russian author. The writer proposes that while at first we might expect that the only thing these two could share in common was a common lifespan in the 19th century, it becomes evident that the psychological natures of these men shared many character traits.
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"Interestingly enough, Abraham Lincoln is not the only important historical figure that possessed this internal conflict of self-doubt and conflict between internal psychology and action. Though he lived half a world away and was born an aristocrat in Russian society, the psychological conflict and development of Leo Tolstoy bears some striking similarities to that of Abraham Lincoln. As mentioned, Tolstoy was born an aristocrat of the highest order in Russian society. The early death of his parents combined with his social status kept him largely isolated from other people during his development as an adolescent and young man."
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Leo Tolstoy and Gabriel Garcia Marquez, 2003.
A comparative essay based on two literary works, "Anna Karenina" (Tolstoy) and "Chronicle of a Death Foretold" (Gabriel Garcia Marquez).
1,283 words (approx. 5.1 pages), 2 sources, MLA, £ 30.95
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This paper uses the author's tones in "Anna Karenina" and "Chronicle of a Death Foretold" to compare Leo Tolstoy's and Gabriel Garcia Marquez's cynical tone towards society. Both authors use satire and irony to criticize the corruption of society and the institution of marriage. The paper shows that Tolstoy focuses on his disapproval of the upper-class aristocracy, while Garcia Marquez satirizes society in general. Tolstoy does not present the aristocracy with much honor or morals, unlike Garcia Marquez who uses a town that, although is corrupted, still has a strong moral back bone.
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"Tolstoy and Garcia Marquez also differ in the amount of honor and morals that their characters contain. Tolstoy?s mocking tone towards society is displayed when he is describing society?s view towards adultery. Vronsky thinks of ?the position of a man pursuing a married woman, and, regardless of everything, staking his life on drawing her into adultery, has something fine and grand about it, and can never be ridiculous? (Tolstoy 117). Adultery is not a fine or grand act; it is a sin that defies the purity of marriage. Tolstoy uses society?s indifference towards adultery as a way to create irony because society permits adultery, as long as it does not break apart a family. Once Anna leaves her husband for Vronsky, society rejects her. Tolstoy displays how society approves of adultery as long as it does not disrupt the social arrangements of marriage."
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