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Importance: This quote portrays Ivan's conflict with himself as he considers the possibility of his death and discovers his fear of dying.

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Importance: Tolstoy shows how Ivan suffers from lack of sympathy and pity from others. This displays how people in Ivan's society are uninviting of events that will disrupt their perfect lives.

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Importance: This describes another conflict that Ivan has with himself. He cannot completely accept his approaching death and sometimes hopes for his recovery.

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Importance: This presents Ivan's personality by showing that he makes important life decisions like marriage based on social acceptance and for the purpose of rising in social class himself.

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Importance: Again, Tolstoy displays Ivan's ambitious personality as Ivan attempts to raise his social standing by making his apartment appear like those of high social status.

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Importance: This reveals that Ivan is convinced he is special and different than ordinary people. Ivan believes that his importance within his society is a reason for why he should not have to die like all mortals should.

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Importance: This quote emphasizes the inevitability of death. No matter what Ivan does to distract himself from this idea, he is constantly reminded of his approaching death.

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Importance: As Ivan begins to accept his death and approach closer to it, he re-evaluates his life and realizes his "perfect" life is not as happy as when he was younger. This causes him to discover the possibility that he did not live life correctly and that happiness does not come from a "perfect" life.

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Importance: In this quote, Ivan means to say that he has actually not lived life correctly. Here, Ivan begins to accept that he did not live the right way and he starts to understand the reason behind his agony.

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Importance: This is when Ivan finally breaks the "lie" circulating amongst his acquaintances and the unspoken truth of his imminent death. He also lets the doctor know of his knowledge of the uselessness of his treatments.

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Importance: When he is hours from his death, Ivan finally accepts that his life was not lived correctly. He realizes that although he tried to live a "pleasant" life, pleasant did not always mean happiness. However, he also reveals that he does not understand how he was supposed to live to live happily.

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Importance: Here, Ivan's suffering finally ends. Also, he finally has his questions regarding death answered and has discovered the meaning of his life as well as of his death.

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Importance: Tolstoy portrays the reality of death by describing the various unpleasant features of a dead body. He also shows that death cannot be avoided, which Ivan had attempted to do throughout the years of his illness.

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Importance: Here, Ivan marries his wife for the sole purpose of being part of the high social class. Tolstoy reflects people from his own society, who attempted to rise in social class through marriages to respectable people.

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Importance: Through this scene, in which Ivan's wife and daughter engage in a petty argument and ignore Ivan's pain, Tolstoy attempts to depict reality, as people usually have a difficult time addressing things like death and try to avoid talking about them.

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Importance: Here, Ivan climbing the ladder could represent his attempting to climb the social ladder, especially by decorating his house in such a way so it appears as if he is from high social standings.

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Importance: This sack symbolizes Ivan's own life. He can escape this life and his suffering if he reaches the end of the black sack, but he is unable to do so because he believes his life was lived correctly.

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Importance: In this particular scene, Ivan finally reaches the "light" he has addressed in previous chapters. This light could possibly represent rebirth and a new life after his death.

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Importance: This quote reveals that the people in Ivan's society do not really care for others, but only for themselves. They also reflect the way Ivan was before he became ill in that they believe they should not die, but it is normal for others to die.

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Importance: Again, Tolstoy displays Ivan's twisted belief that he is important and superior to ordinary people due to his social status. On account of this belief, Ivan never considers the idea of death until he becomes ill and initially believes he does not deserve to die.