Question

In "The Death of Ivan Ilyich," How does Tolstoy convey the negative aspects of Ivan Ilyich’s attachment to duty?

Answer 1

The excerpt from Leo Tolstoy's The Death of Ivan Ilyich, Ivan Ilyich use the Caius allusion to deal with his impending death when Ivan Ilyich regrets his wasted life and longs for the love of family and friends he has lost in the past. Ivan does not genuinely value friendship or family, for him, it is of mutual benefit. His lifestyle and the way his attitude is forming his life were incapable of facing the end of their life as the regrets are piling up because they do not understand the value of life and the meaning that it gives.

Answer 2

Answer:

Tolstoy conveys the negative aspects of Ivan Ilyich's attachment to duty, making him sick and remembering what he did during his time in health.

Explanation:

This work follows the trajectory that led to the death of Ivan Ilitch. Ivan is a judge who lived a life well inside the box: he graduated in law, progressed in positions in the jobs he held, married because he thought he was the best to do, had children and bought a house because he thought that it was his duty. While decorating his new living room, Ivan takes a slip and hits his back on a corner. Thinking it was just a light accident, he continues with his daily routines usually because that is what he should do.

The ending of the story is no secret - because the title makes it clear what the end of Ivan Ilitch will be - but instead of weakening the narrative, this allows Tolstoy to give even more realism to the characters. Each situation raises new questions, and as Ivan's illness progresses, he revises the path that has made him there. Well yes: the fall generated a disease, but that doctors do not know (or do not want) to diagnose. In fact, it matters little whether Ivan's physical problem is in the gut or kidney: his real dilemma is psychological.  This is because the character then begins a long process of searching for the meaning of life, during which he realizes that few moments of his existence have had meaning. Decisions, searches, gestures, words, all the answers and needs imposed by the social environment in which he was born, made him a strong attachment to duty and forgot to enjoy good and simple moments with his family.