Leo Tolstoy

family had friends had to face reality right along with if you take a closer look at the text. Ivan Llych had finally face the reality of his life instead of the real that he thought in his head, let’s take a closer look. If you take a closer look at Tolstoy stated that, “what do you want?” “What do you want?” “He repeated to himself.” “What do I Want? “To live and not to suffer,” “he answered”. “And again he listened with such concentrated attention that even his pain did not distract him” (pg…

Violence, a leader of destruction, is never the route to take, no matter the conflict. Conversely, nonviolence is the true powerhouse of success. On the 10th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Cesar Chavez, a civil rights activist, constructed an article portraying the ambitious effects of nonviolent resistance. Regarded to successfully project the importance of nonviolent responses to a religious and needful crowd, he establishes his argument through seriousness,…

“Non-violence is the greatest force at the disposal of mankind. It is mightier than the mightiest weapon of destruction devised by the ingenuity of man.” -Mahatma Gandhi. In this quote Gandhi is pointing out that by using violence, we destroy what little bit of humanity we have left. By using our words and not violence we get our point across not only in a more respectful manner but with less destruction after all. Chavez was using this same exact method when he talked to the farmer workers ,…

with Ivan Ilych’s character. Chekhov and Tolstoy implement illness in each of their stories as an obstacle for each of the character’s development, such that it illustrates physical pain to complement with their conflicting mentality. Ivan and Pyotr display symptoms that not only foreshadows their illness, but also shortcomings in their character. Overall, Chekhov and Tolstoy use illness as a medium to convey a character’s development. Chekhov and Tolstoy presents their characters with…

The Tigers Alive “Some birds are not meant to be caged, that's all. Their feathers are too bright, their songs too sweet and wild. So you let them go, or when you open the cage to feed them they somehow fly out past you. And the part of you that knows it was wrong to imprison them in the first place rejoices, but still, the place where you live is that much more drab and empty for their departure.” ― Stephen King, Rita Hayworth and Shaw shank Redemption: A Story from Different Seasons The…

The book Trying to Grow written by Fridaus Kanga recounts the story about growing up of a child named Daryus Kotwal who is nick named Brit, diagnosed with Osteogenesis imperfecta also known as the Brittle Bone Disease. It is the narrative of a young fellow, who experienced childhood in a greater number of routes than one, and did not permit his disability to overcome him. People who suffer from osteogenesis have weak bones which are prone to fracture. Brit’s condition is such that he would get…

My Confession Leo Tolstoy (1882) When we were first given this assignment I knew I would have a hard time choosing a novel. This wasn’t because of a lack of great authors to choose from it was just the product of a lack of general knowledge. I, therefore, chose the one author I was most familiar with Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy. My only real experience with any of his works were naturally two of his most well-known. War and Peace wrote in 1869 and Anna Karenina in 1877. I found myself drawn into…

Leo Tolstoy pulls no punches when the story of The Death of Ivan Ilyich begins. The revelation that Ivan Ilyich has died was met with dismay and shock for all of the wrong reasons. Colleagues and “friends” became concerned for his death not because of the loss of his life, but for the inconveniences and changes it would cause for them. The lack of sincerity surrounding Ivan became very clear in the opening scenes of the story, and we quickly start to realize that Ivan lived a “false” life.…

The story “ Three Questions” was written by Leo Tolstoy and it explains deeply what bothers the king of the kingdom. According to the narrator, the King came up with three questions that trouble him and anyone who interprets best will be rewarded bountifully. The three questions are as follow; “how can I learn to do the right thing at the right time? Who are the people I most need, and to whom should I, therefore, pay more attention than to the rest? And, what affairs are the most important, and…

While Ivan had a materially good life until he contracted his illness, Tolstoy begins the story in this specific way to demonstrate the ultimate meaninglessness in material gain. Farther along in the story, Tolstoy reveals the difficulty and bitterness in Ivan’s marriage. In a comparable way presented in The Sunset Limited, Tolstoy shows that material gain does not equate to happiness. In addition, both writers show that selfishness does not produce…