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A 4 page essay that looks at 3 works. One of the most profound questions in life is what makes life worth living. What factors are required in order for people to feel happy and fulfilled? Henrik Ibsen in Hedda Gabler, Leo Tolstoy in The Death of Ivan Ilych, and Higuchi Ichiyo in The Thirteenth Night each offer a perspective that is grounded in the same theme, which is that for life to having meaning, it must consider welfare of others, that is, individuals must look outside themselves and to their relationships with others in order to grow and mature as people. No additional sources cited.
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fulfilled? Henrik Ibsen in Hedda Gabler, Leo Tolstoy in The Death of Ivan Ilych, and Higuchi Ichiyo in The Thirteenth Night each offer a perspective that is grounded in the
same theme, which is that for life to having meaning, it must consider welfare of others, that is, individuals must look outside themselves and to their relationships with others in
order to grow and mature as people. Ibsens portrays this point by picturing a woman, Hedda Gabler, whose inner growth is stunted due to her completely selfish-centered orientation. She
has lived a privileged life as the daughter of a general, and, as the play opens, has just returned from her honeymoon trip, having married George Tesman based on his
prospects for future employment, rather than any real affection. Hedda confesses this to Judge Brack, and also indicates how she is overcome sometimes by an impulse to hurt others. She
tells Judge Brack, "Well you see--these impulses come over me all of a sudden, and I cannot resist them" to explain her intentional cruelty (Ibsen). One of these impulses is
Heddas urge to exert her influence over one of her former suitors, Eilert Lovborg, who is in the process of getting his life in order. Hedda destroys him completely, persuading
him to commit suicide. Judge Brack discerns Heddas duplicity in Lovborgs downfall and insinuates that he will hold this over her. Hedda, realizing that her life is empty, commits suicide
herself rather than allow this to happen. As this indicates, Hedda never looks beyond herself, never considers others, and dies as selfishly and unfulfilled as she lived. In "The
Death of Ivan Ilych," Tolstoy relates the details of a life that is similar to that of Hedda Gabler, in that Ivan Ilych is also self-centered; however, unlike Hedda, he
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