The book, The Death of Ivan Ilyich, shows the influence of Realism and Romantic thought through its author, Leo Tolstoy. The illusion of reality and the roles marriages play in society at this time were the main themes of the book. Ivan Ilyich uses the aspect of realism and romantic thought effectively in this book.
The author Leo Tolstoy uses the character Ivan Ilyich to demonstrate how societal pressures often lead people to marry for the wrong reasons and how loveless or meaningless marriages often occur for different reasons. Ivan Ilyich belonged in the upper class of society and he a…
