Question

Which sentence in this excerpt from Leo Tolstoy’s The Death of Ivan Ilyich shows the human tendency to contemplate one’s past life? A,B, OR C
A-"But if that is so," he said to himself, "and I am leaving this life with the consciousness that I have lost all that was given me and it is impossible to rectify it—what then?"
He lay on his back and began to pass his life in review in quite a new way.-

B-He was given a large dose of opium and became unconscious, but at noon his sufferings began again.-

C-When the priest came and heard his confession, Ivan Ilyich was softened and seemed to feel a relief from his doubts and consequently from his sufferings, and for a moment there came a ray of hope. -

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

B and C might be true if we knew more about when they were said, and what the consequences of saying them where.

A is the answer you have to focus on. He is looking at the past events of his life and realizes that all that he knows from his past will be lost. That gives a real startling moment. And, he says, there is nothing he can do about it.

So like a movie, his life passes before him and he sees it quite differently than he did before, but he does not interrupt his vision.

Trust me on this. It is a very common event.

Answer 2

Answer:

a.

Explanation: