One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich

by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

• ISBN13: 9780374226435
• ISBN10: 0374226431
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2005-03-16
• Publisher: Macmillan Trade

Summary

First published in the Soviet journal Novy Mirin 1962, One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovichstands as a classic of contemporary literature. The story of labor-camp inmate Ivan Denisovich Shukhov, it graphically describes his struggle to maintain his dignity in the face of communist oppression. An unforgettable portrait of the entire world of Stalin's forced work camps, One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovichis one of the most extraordinary literary documents to have emerged from the Soviet Union and confirms Solzhenitsyn's stature as "a literary genius whose talent matches that of Dosotevsky, Turgenev, Tolstoy"--Harrison Salisbury

Table of Contents

Context	p. 1
Plot Overview	p. 3
Character List	p. 7
Analysis of Major Characters	p. 11
Ivan Denisovich Shukhov	p. 11
Tyurin	p. 12
Tsezar	p. 12
Fetyukov	p. 13
Alyoshka	p. 13
Themes, Motifs & Symbols	p. 15
The Struggle for Human Dignity	p. 15
The Outrage of Unjust Punishment	p. 15
The Importance of Faith	p. 16
The Lack of Privacy	p. 17
The Cold	p. 17
Camaraderie	p. 18
Shukhov's Spoon	p. 18
Bread	p. 19
Tsezar's Parcel	p. 19
Summary & Analysis	p. 21
	p. 21
	p. 23
	p. 26
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	p. 30
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	p. 35
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	p. 43
Important Quotations Explained	p. 47
Key Facts	p. 53
Study Questions & Essay Topics	p. 57
Study Questions	p. 57
Suggested Essay Topics	p. 60
Review & Resources	p. 61
Quiz	p. 61
Suggestions for Further Reading	p. 66
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