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In three pages this paper compares and contrasts Whitman’s autobiographical poem with Tolstoy’s novella. There are no additional sources listed in the bibliography.
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feels like or where an individual souls final destination might be until the journey is undertaken. Thoughts and feelings about death are deeply personal, and no two perspectives are
identical. Walt Whitmans poem - now referred to as "Song of Myself" - was originally untitled when published in the 1855 collection, Leaves of Grass. "Song of Myself"
is an autobiographical epic in which a 37-year-old man contemplates life and assesses the impact of death. Russian novelist Leo Tolstoys 1886 novella, "The Death of Ivan Ilych," also
struggles to discover what life means. A 45-year-old judge, who is certain he has always lived an honorable life, is angered to discover he is terminally ill. As
the pain of his illness becomes more intense, he speculates what purpose doing the right thing serves if you must endure such intense pain and suffering not to continue living
but to die. Ivan Ilych interprets living the good life in terms of socioeconomic status and outward appearances. He climbed the social ladder and did whatever was necessary to
achieve a high rank, dressed in fashionable attire as befitting a jurist of high community respect, and endured an unpleasant marriage for nearly twenty years without complaint. Should that
not account for something? As his pain intensifies, Ivan Ilych begins feeling as if he has been victimized by some kind of cosmic joke. In stark contrast is
Walt Whitmans narrator, who could not care less about the social position or the opinions of others. The opening passage makes this abundantly clear when the narrator declares to
anyone who will listen: "I celebrate myself, and sing myself, And what I assume you shall assume, For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you" (Whitman 2096).
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