#the death of ivan ilyich

[jstor]

Finished The Death of Ivan Ilyich by Tolstoy last night and haven't stopped thinking about it since 😃 (😰)

Following up with this chapter about the elements of horror in the text, if anyone is interested!

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[antynous]

There were moments, after prolonged suffering, when Ivan Ilyich wanted most of all, however embarrassed he would have been to admit it, to be pitied by someone like a sick child. He wanted to be caressed, kissed, wept over, as children are caressed and comforted. He knew that he was an important judge, that he had a graying beard, and that therefore it was impossible; but he wanted it all the same. And in his relations with Gerasim there was something close to it, and therefore his relations with Gerasim comforted him.

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[adaptationsdaily]

LIVING (2022) dir. Oliver Hermanus

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[liketwoswansinbalance]

These quotations from The Death of Ivan Ilyich by Leo Tolstoy reminded me of Rhian, mostly from Rise:

“But however much he thought, he found no answer. And when it occurred to him, as it often did, that it was all happening because he had not lived right, he at once recalled all the correctness of his life and drove this strange thought away” (47).

“The dreadful, terrible act of his dying, he saw, was reduced by all those around him to the level of an accidental unpleasantness, partly an indecency [...] in the name of that very ‘decency’ he had served all his life; he saw that no one would feel sorry for him, because no one even wanted to understand his situation. [...] This lie around and within him poisoned most of all the last days of Ivan Ilyich’s life” (37-38).

There's this emotional suffering to it, or if I skew my interpretation, a restlessness, or failure to find love. Rhian's treated like his love life is something barely pitiable, his troubles minimized. He's not awarded any understanding, even by Rafal, his own brother!

No one bothered to sympathize with him because they didn't see his problems as worthwhile. Everyone saw his losses as shallow, generally, I'd say, like: his crush didn't work out, so what? He fell for a major red flag, so what? Even Rafal. Rafal failed at his job as a sympathizer. He lacked empathy, so we have to fault him for that.

Also, I'm pretty sure Rafal would be the type of child to pop Rhian's balloons intentionally when they were younger to spook him.

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[haveyoureadthisbook-poll]

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[literarymessy]

'What is this torture for?' And the voice would reply,

'It's just there. It's not for anything.'

— Leo Tolstoy, The Death of Ivan Ilyich.

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[britishguy-on-the-tv]

Karamazov:

I love him lmao (also tbk is iconic)

Volodin:

You might think the title is spoiler enough but...

#tournament poll #russian blorbo rumble #the brothers karamazov #the death of ivan ilyich

[eulidiary]

Reading a dying man's sentiment is...truly heartbreaking.

The Death of Ivan Ilyich. Leo Tolstoy.

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[bloodandmoors]

He stepped down, trying not to look long at her, as if she were the sun, yet he saw her, like the sun, even without looking.

//Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina

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[morriganduska]

Ivan Ilyich, Lisa and Praskovya ⌛ [the death of ivan ilyich, lev tolstoy]

25/05/2023

Thinking of reading Anna Karenina as soon as I finish Crime and Punishment because I've only read this one book by Lev Tolstoy.

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[unabbozzo]

The Death of Ivan Ilyich by Leo Tolstoy

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[i-have-not-lived-as-one-ought]

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[projectdivaar]

duality of man

#ivan Ilyich was a gift but i did buy trolls myself #im sure trolls will look great on my bookshelf between 1984 and ivan Ilyich ^_^ #trolls #uhhh wtf else do i tag #the death of ivan ilyich #rivers rambles <3

[d3rkr13g]

#leon tolstoi #the death of ivan ilyich #ivan illich

[i-merani]

When i read crime and punishment i didn't relate to raskolnikov (love him but he's lil bit crazy) but i did relate to Ivan Ilych in the novel The death of Ivan Ilych and honestly that is more concerning

#why was i relating to a dying man😭😭 #im 22 like ???? #mine #leo tolstoy #the death of ivan ilyich #russian literature

[britishguy-on-the-tv]

Vanko:

He's the best Marvel villain

Volodin:

You might think the title is spoiler enough but...

#russian blorbo rumble #tournament poll #the death of ivan ilyich #marvel comics