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"The Snows of Kilimanjaro" by Ernest Hemingway and "The Death of Ivan Ilych" by Leo Tolstoy are both excellent literary works that both deserve equal praise. ... Ivan, the main character in Tolstoys story, is dying of a incurable illness and reminiscing of his life and grieving over everything he did not do right. ... "The Death of Ivan Ilych" has more realistic conflicts than does "The Snows of Kilimanjaro" which has extremely powerful symbols. ... The point of view used in "The Death of Ivan Ilych" and "The Snows of Kilimanjaro" is a third person narrative, and has been used effectively in both stories. ... In "The Snows of Kilimanjaro," Ernest Hemingways narrative changes from viewing the couple to inside Harrys mind through a series of italicized flashbacks and since the two perspectives are differentiated in the text the plot is relatively easy to follow. The narrative in "The Death of Ivan Ilych" is more complicated than "The Snows of Kilimanjaro. ... Considering both stories have complicated narration with styles of writing that can be confusing as well as both using different literary devices to aid in easing any confusion, the point of view in "The Snows of Kilimanjaro" is no more effective that in "The death of Ivan Ilych." The conflicts in "The Snows of Kilimanjaro" and in "The Death of Ivan Ilych" are Robbins - 3 extremely similar and are both supported by a theme of coming to terms with a wasted life. The core of all conflicts is the external strife between both Harry and Ivan and the terminal illnesses that they battle. ... Tolstoy also explores an aspect of denial within Ivan making the use of conflict more effective than that used in "The Snows of Kilimanjaro." "The pain did not grow less, but Ivan Ilych made efforts to force himself to think that he was better" (Tolstoy, 156).
Approximate Word count = 1429
Approximate Pages = 5.7
(250 words per page double spaced)
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