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As he aged, the sadness he experienced continued to grow.
What kind of question is this? Provide more detail please.
The correct answer is archetypal simbols. The hero's journey is a term created by the mythologist Joseph Campbell to establish a model that follows most epic tales. In this order of ideas, this model establishes an archetype (model) in which the hero first receives a call to the unknown, then unleashes a fight from which he can emerge victorious and come back to his home. Finally, if the hero of the story manages to arrive safely, he can contribute with his experience to improve his society. This model can have many variations however the structure remains.
Duty, in a way, contributed to the shallowness and failure of Ivan's life. Not because duty in itself is bad, but because it has become Ivan's only preoccupation, apart from pleasant life. Tolstoy's negative view of duty is seen in the second half of this sentence: "he considered his duty all things that were so designated by people in authority". So, we are talking about duty as Ivan sees it, and Ivan sees it as it was designated by people in authority. That means, Ivan structures his life and his priorities according to the view of those above him. His only ambition is to try and climb the social ladder. When he fails to do it, he is disappointed and has to find another obsession - of course, materialistic one. And that is the decoration of his new house. That's when he falls down and injures himself - so, indirectly, his materialism has cost him his health and, ultimately, his life.
The russian revolution was indeed a failure
