Write a summary-analysis essay on Leo Tolstoy’s short novel The Death of Ivan Ilyich”. Summarize the content briefly (under the subheading “Plot Summary”) and then analyze the story by using (under the subheading “Analysis”).

In your Analysis section, discuss some of the following elements:

• Conflict of the story

• Theme (a unifying idea, image, or motif, repeated or developed throughout a work)

• My own evaluation of the story (How is this story relevant to me?, What did I learn about (life, death, human relationships, etc.) from this story?, Is this story recommendable?, What did I like about this story?, What did I not like about this story?, etc.)