Leo tolstoy reberth by death(Death of Ivan Ilyich)

Date Submitted: 09/15/2004 16:37:45
Category: / Literature / European Literature
Length: 1 pages (318 words)
Leo Tolstoy was a great humanist. Evolution of human character was a subject of his close attention. The main personage of the story 'The Death of Ivan Ilyich' is ordinary official who conduct his life according to a strict social code, never deviating from what was rule d by society, by his pleasure, by materialistic motives, but never by conscience. His contact with his wife and children was limited and shallow because he didn't find …
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…gave birth to new consciousness. He suddenly perceived that man's essential life belongs to the spirit and well-being is achieved through loving of people. He asked forgiveness of his family for his sins and welcomed death... This moral transformation makes real end of his unreal life. As a moralist Tolstoy would like to play attention of Russian intelligentsia how badly they live, how they waste their talents, strengths, and capabilities. He called on moral self-improvement.
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