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Leo Tolstoi the author of the short story "The Death of Ivan Ilych" was born into wealthy family in Russia. Tolstoi became tired of going to school and bettering himself so he dropped out of Kazan University. Despite societies pressures he opened up a school for lower class children. Leo Tolstoi became very successful in his profession as a novelist but was for some reason unhappy with his life. He then gave away all his land and book royalties and started living a peasants life. "The Death of Ivan Ilych" is about a man's realization of the meaninglessness of his existence in light of his impending death. By all external definitions, Ivan's life was the picture of success. He had risen to the top of his profession; he had married an attractive and well-thought of woman; and he seemed to be satisfied with the pleasantness of it all. Yet under this exterior, his life was empty, hollow, and completely motivated by worldly trappings. Other people's expectations dominated Ivan's life. He had to do what was proper. He went into the law, took a good job, and could even rationalize his carousing because everybody said that that was what young people did. It is also interesting to note that many of Iva
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Approximate Word count = 1150
Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)
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