What can be inferred about ivan ilyich based on this excerpt from leo tolstoy’s the death of ivan ilyich?

he said nothing of this, but rose, placed the doctor's fee on the table, and remarked with a sigh: "we sick people probably often put inappropriate questions. but tell me, in general, is this complaint dangerous, or "

the doctor looked at him sternly over his spectacles with one eye, as if to say: "prisoner, if you will not keep to the questions put to you, i shall be obliged to have you removed from the court."

"i have already told you what i consider necessary and proper. the analysis may show something more." and the doctor bowed.

ivan ilyich went out slowly, seated himself disconsolately in his sledge, and drove home. all the way home he was going over what the doctor had said, trying to translate those complicated, obscure, scientific phrases into plain language and find in them an answer to the question: "is my condition bad? is it very bad? or is there as yet nothing much wrong? " and it seemed to him that the meaning of what the doctor had said was that it was very bad. everything in the streets seemed depressing. the cabmen, the houses, the passers-by, and the shops, were dismal. his ache, this dull gnawing ache that never ceased for a moment, seemed to have acquired a new and more serious significance from the doctor's dubious remarks. ivan ilyich now watched it with a new and oppressive feeling.

elon musk, ceo of spacex, a startup space company is planning to head to mars by 2023. nasa is planning to go to mars at around 2025. both are just for a basic colony.

taken from the novel “the adventures of huckleberry finn” by mark twain (1884), the author narrates about social issues and norms related to morality, prejudice, and slavery. twain included the excerpt above in order to discuss a moral conflict that huck is in: following the moral values he has received from the society in which he lives. moreover, there are moral issues such as gilt and blame discussed here. in the excerpt above, which is part of chapter xvi, huck faces a dilemma: jim to escape or telling miss watson about jim’s flight. huck feels confused, since by choosing one action or another someone is going to get hurt. both jim and miss watson have him in different ways; jim has protected him and has been very kind with him and miss watson has him with his education. the following sentence is a clear example of the dilemma huck faces when he narrates what his conscience tells him: “what had poor miss watson done to you that you could see her niger go off right under your eyes and never say one single word? ”.

let's think

what are some attributes about yourself that has changed?

have you had goals that you've been trying to reach, goals you've thrown away?

how do you view your character; what or who has changed it?

what stories do you have about people or things that have changed you?

has religion changed you? an exciting event?

do you believe life has an adventure in store? do you believe it's meaningless?

try to answer questions about yourself.