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The sentence in this excerpt from Leo Tolstoy's <em>The Death of Ivan Ilyich </em>that shows that Ivan Ilyich's son is still innocent and uncorrupted is "His son had always seemed pathetic to him, and now it was dreadful to see the boy's frightened look of pity".
In this novella by Leo Tolstoy, Vasya, Ivan Ilyich's son, is presented as an uncorrupted character. <u>He is the one who actually feels sad for his father's suffering</u> before he dies at the end of the book. At the same time, Vanya is one of the few characters whom Ivan feels compassion for since <u>his son has not fallen into the trap of a society full of inauthentic people</u>. In other words,<u> Vanya is presented as a genuine and caring child: he remains innocent in a society where everyone is false. </u>
Option c,<span>Odysseus’s curiosity about the Cyclops is stronger than his good judgment.</span>
"B. dark humor and paranoid characters" is correct. Postmodern literature was famous for its unusual story lines and crazy plot twists, that were almost always unrealistic.
Answer:
2. Personification
3. Simile
4. Simile
Explanation:
2. The author gave human characteristics to the night, which is personification.
3. She compared herself to the phoenix, which is a simile.
4. The author compared the girls hair to be as yellow as a crows foot, a simile.
