Choices directors or actors make can be positive (they help the viewer understand the scene), negative (they make the scene less clear than in the text), or neutral (they are neither better nor worse). Pick one choice of the director or actors in this scene. Does the movie effectively convey the central message of the book? Why or why not?

At the end of the novella “The Death of Ivan IIyich,” written by Leo Tolstoy speaks about the materiality of the physical world. At the time of his death, Ivan says “ Death is finished, he said to himself. It is no more!” This line gives an insight into his perspective about life and death.

It shows that Ivan continues to fight for his life and gives the plot an open ending.

For Ivan death has caused an end of his life in this physical world but this has rewarded him a path towards spiritual world.