Brief Summary Of Ivan Denisovich

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Ivan Denisovich is a prisoner at a Siberian camp in Eastern Russia. He was held captive by his own government, because they assumed he was a spy. Throughout the novel he explains his adventures and experiences with others. Ivan is a hard worker who always gets his work done, as well as being trustworthy. Ivan and his government oppose the same culture because, when he was in ww2 he had contact with the enemy and his government assumed he was a spy and ever since then they hold him captive for ten years in a camp. Him and his government are both Russian. The government treats Ivan and others like pigs. For example, security officers will sometimes insult Ivan when he would be cleaning they would tell him “Just shut