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3 pages in length. The fundamental manner by which Kafka's The Metamorphosis and Tolstoy's Death of Ivan Ilyich can be compared is reflected in the way society reacts to and treats those who are not considered 'normal.' Focusing upon the concept of acceptance, both authors strive to enlighten humankind of its own shortcomings with regard to unconditionally embracing others no matter their physical or emotional imperfections. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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who are not considered normal. Focusing upon the concept of acceptance, both authors strive to enlighten humankind of its own shortcomings with regard to unconditionally embracing others no matter
their physical or emotional imperfections. A story about self-imposed loneliness and desolation, Tolstoys Death of Ivan Ilyich -- "an account of the simple death of a simple man, told from
his own point of view" (Tolstoy, 1987, p. PG) -- brings forth the most important message by way of the most unlikely character: Gerasim. Inasmuch as Ivans illness becomes
the vehicle for his late-in-life solitude, Gerasim offers him the warm, welcoming place during his final days that no other family members is compelled to do. Perhaps it is
because Gerasim is an outsider and has not had to endure Ivans callousness toward those who tried to love him, or perhaps it is because Gerasim is impervious to Ivans
boorish attitude, but one way or another he is able to look beyond the gruffness as a means by which to provide the necessary physical and emotional comforts. "His
family soon loses patience with his suffering and tends to blame him for the onset of illness. Only Gerasim, a peasant hired to assist him in his most basic
needs, provides the kind of care and understanding required by the dying and increasingly isolated or deserted sufferer" (Nixon, 1997). Gerasim sees through this disguise to the true person
who lives underneath this frightened exterior, which ultimately allows him to provide Ivan with the warmth and caring he so desperately wants but is too stubborn to seek out.
As long as he is able to keep up the fa?ade of happiness and control, he would forever be able to fool everyone, including the easiest person to fool: himself.
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