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.
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Answer: She wasn't petal-open anymore with him. ' Here, the narrator refers to Joe Starks, Janie's second husband. Janie leaves her first husband and runs off with Joe, believing that he will be the answer to her hopes of a love that will represent her pear blossom tree experience.
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quiet
Explanation:
The word in the passage which defines sedate is quiet.
The passage was taken from the poem "An essay on Man".
The poem "An essay on Man" was published in the year 1733-1734 by a man called Alexander Pope. Alexander Pope who lived between the year 1688-1744 was regarded and known as one of the prominent English poets and the leading poet during the early years of the eighteenth century. The poem in question was dedicated to Henry st John, The 1st Viscount Bolingbroke. This is the reason behind the opening line "Awake, St John". It is an effort to vindicate or exonerate the ways of God to Man
