The Death of Ivan Ilych | Essays and Criticism
- Characterization and the Theme of Redemption
Frattarola is a freelance writer and scholar. In the following essay, she discusses characterization and the theme of redemption in the story.
- Tolstoy's Major Fiction
In the following excerpt, Wasiolek offers an overview of Tolstoy’s ‘‘The Death of Ivan Ilych,’’ paying particular attention to how Ivan’s refusal to accept death affected his life.
- The Structural Integrity of The Death of Ivan Ilych
At the time this article was published, Halperin was teaching at San Francisco Stage College. In the following excerpt, he examines the narrative structure of ‘‘The Death of Ivan Ilych’’ and discusses Ivan’s emotional transformation in the story.
- The Theme of Love and Death in Tolstoy's The Death of Ivan Ilyich
In the following excerpt, Pachmuss examines Ivan's transformation from his fear of death to his discovery of love.
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