The purpose of a literary analysis essay is to carefully examine and sometimes evaluate a work of literature or an aspect of a work of literature.
<span>What the candle symbolizes in this excerpt from Leo Tolstoy's The Death of Ivan Ilyich is Ilyich's approaching death. He doesn't want to die, and the candle represents his ending life. He wants to light it and save it at any cost, however, he fails to do so, which symbolizes that his life is going to end quite soon, just like the candle was extinguished. </span>
The house felt upset towards the boy when he was left in charge of the younger children because he was taking on extreme responsibility which should not have to happen at such a developmental time in someone’s life
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