The novel, Ivan journey in the Russian revolution was influenced with power and authority. Social issues played an important role. We see Ivan as a middle class individual, but in reality, as the author emphasized, it seems he was miserable being a part of the middle class. He was not very influential because he did not make much money, however, he was still ambitious and materialistic and had dreams of becoming wealthy. The pleasures he found were connected with his work. These were pleasures of ambition; his social pleasures were those of vanity; but Ivan Ilych's greatest pleasure was playing bridge. “He acknowledged that whatever disagreeable incident happened in his life, the pleasure that beamed like a ray of light above everything else was to sit down to bridge with good players”. (3.25) As Ivan began to age, he did battle for his life. He wanted to escape death, but his illness took all the life from him. …show more content…
Focusing on the rise of Lenin, the Russian frustration with Tsar Nicholas II and the losses from World War I.There will work for the background as the factors that promoted the despair of the Russian people. Focusing more on the role of despondency. the death of Ivan in the work show a sense of futility living in Russia from a mediocre career and forced sense of control. Tolstoy's world view of forced service and being disgruntled with Tsarist rule that would lead to the Lenin's Russian. Tying into the historical events of Lenin maneuvering Russia's dropping out of World War I and overthrowing of Tsar Nicholas II in