Death of Ivan Ilyich

"e;What if my whole life has been wrong?"e;Ivan Ilyich is a high-court judge who has lived his life exactly as society expected: "e;decorously"e; and "e;pleasantly."e; But after a seemingly minor injury leads to a terminal illness, his world of status and social climbing collapses. As he lingers in pain, Ivan is struck by the terrifying realization that his family and colleagues view his dying as ...