If all of the elements of this lesson plan are employed, students will develop the following powers, skills, and understanding:
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To understand the complexities of Tolstoy's views on morality, as seen through the character of Ivan Ilyich.
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To understand the role of setting - namely, Russian bourgeois society - in determining the course of the story.
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To grasp, analyze, and deconstruct Tolstoy's sophisticated use of irony.
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To understand and analyze the unconventional structure of this story.
