tolstoy

The DEATH of IVAN ILYICH
The falseness of relationships and the self-interest placed on the self are
mercilessly satirize by Leo Tolstoy in The Death of Ivan Ilyich. Ivan Ilyich finds himself
living in a world of false appearances. His whole life has been spent doing what’s right in
the eyes of society. His wife, his family and his friends only care about themselves. Only
a few moments before his death does Ivan Ilyich finally realize the truth, that his whole
life has been a lie. Everything he though that was right ultimately proves to be wrong.
Only through his painful death does Ivan Ilyich finally discover truth.
“At first, everything for Ivan Ilyich goes as he had arranged it, pleasantly and
properly. From successes in school, he goes to successes in his profession, in society, in
play and in love. He is kind of the Russian everyman(Wasiolek151).” Ivan has lived a
life of total disconcern for the feelings and sufferings of others. All he cares about i...