How does the following line from Leo Tolstoy’s The Death of Ivan Ilyich contribute to the plot at the end of the novella?
"Death is finished, he said to himself. It is no more!"
A) It shows that Ivan finally loses the battle of life, and it represents a tragic ending of the story.
B) It shows that Ivan continues to fight for his life and gives the plot an open ending.
C) It shows that Ivan has finally accepted the end of his life, and it brings finality to the plot.
D) It shows that Ivan evades death at the end because his illness has been healed.
Answer:
B) It shows that Ivan continues to fight for his life and gives the plot an open ending.
Explanation:
<u>The Death of Ivan Ilyich</u> by Leo Tolstoy is a literary work that talks about the confrontation of death and seeing the meaning of life through death.
Ivan the protagonist begins to question whether he has indeed lived a good life. <u>He makes a clear distinction between the false middle class lifestyle he lived and which hides the true meaning of life and makes one fear death.</u>
The line from the book "Death is finished, he said to himself. It is no more!" gives the plot an open ending because it shows that he keeps fighting for his life.
Answer:
Option B, The author used details about events such as the Olympic Games's chariot race.
Explanation:
Detail in Option B reflect the historical setting of the text.
It is so because Chariot race in Olympic games used to happen some where around 684 BC when horses were included in the Olympics. This event happened in past and hence it is a historical event.
Thus, describing about Olympics chariot race represent the historical setting.
Here are the answers to the given sentences above.
1. It is better to give that to receive.
2. He is the greediest person I have ever met.
3. Some people are more reliable than others.
4. Becky is by far the best student in her class.
5. Most difficult text of all remains to be translated.
6. More money you make, more money you spend.
7. She is the most helpless person I have ever known.
8. The hall is much larger and far more pleasant than the dining room.
9. The weather is getting worst and worst.
10. My older sister is five years older than I am.
11. Glodeni is 150 kilometers farther.
Answer:
The children sailed paper boats before dinner.
Mothers call the children inside when dinner is ready.
She fell while she was playing and injured her knee.
Explanation:
Prepositional phrases are composed at least of a preposition and an object.
The word 'when' used as a conjunction means 'at the time that', and is followed by a subordinate clause.
The word 'while' is used to connect two events occurring at the same time, and is followed by a subordinate clause.
