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... Ivan Illyich, the main character in the novella The Death of Ivan Illyich written by Leo Tolstoy, leads a life only to please the public eye. ...
First of all, Ivan lives a very materialistic life. ... Ivan feels better about himself if everyone else thinks he has the perfect life. When Ivan got a raise he would build a new house, bigger and better and always much more respectable than his previous house. ... The materialistic lifestyle would become Ivan’s downfall and eventually his death. ... The fell was a turn of events in Ivan’s life.
Ivan even chose his acquaintances around social stature. ... Ivan, who had no intention of marrying, questioned, “Really, why shouldn’t I get married?
Approximate Word count = 556
Approximate Pages = 2.2
(250 words per page double spaced)
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