Tolstoy's novella chronicles a man's profound existential crisis in the face of death, highlighting our paradoxical aversion towards an inevitable certainty that affects everyone.
The horror and sadness of Ivan's predicament is described with astonishing precision, illustrating the struggle against accepting mortality and the terror of impending death.
Ernest Becker's work indicates that we engage in distractions to evade the contemplation of death, demonstrating how deeply ingrained this denial is in human behavior.
Accepting mortality invites a fuller experience of life, as avoiding the truth of death prevents us from living profoundly and authentically.
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