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torybrooks

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In what successive stages does Tolstoy depict Ivans growing isolation ashis progressive illness sets him more and more apart? See especially paragraphs 308311.
 
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Consider the account of Ivans routine in paragraph 105 (He got up atnine . . .). What elements of a full life, what higher satisfactions, does this routine omit?
 
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bookworm410

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Reply #1 on: Jul 20, 2018
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  • (Tolstoys story has a theme in common with Thomas Manns The Magic Mountain: the sick and the healthy are races set apart.)



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  • Ivans routine (par. 105) omits love, worship, and any profound involvement with his friends and family. His social consciousness is confined to a little chat about politics; his interest in art and science to a little chat about general topics. Ivan devotes himself only to superficial courtesies and appearancesto maintaining the semblance of friendly human relations without any deeper fondness or compassion.



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Reply 2 on: Jul 20, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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Wow, this really help

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