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The Death Of Ivan Ilych By Leo Tolstoy

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In his novella, “The Death of Ivan Ilych,” Leo Tolstoy tells the story of Ivan Ilych and the events leading up to his death. In the being of the novella, Tolstoy describes Ivan Ilych acquaintances discussing his death. They all seem to be glad that it wasn’t them who had died and excited that new job opportunities would come about due to Ilych’s death. One of his colleagues actually goes to his funeral and through this, Tolstoy presents how it seems no one was really saddened by Ilych’s death and the expression on Ilych’s corpse is one of dissatisfaction. Tolstoy then takes the reader back in time to show the events leading up to Ilych’s death being with a brief over view of his early years.
Tolstoy includes several important details in Ilych’s

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