Ivan Ilych’s Stages of Death The Death of Ivan Ilych, by Leo Tolstoy is a story which begins and ends with the death of the main character, Ivan Ilych. Ivan Ilych is a judge, a public official who has spent the majority of his life trying to climb the social and career ladder. He finally obtains a well paid position and is able to move into the type of house that he has always wanted. In preparation for the arrival of his wife and two children, he is hanging curtains at a window when he falls and injures his side. He does not take the injury serious and the injury is the cause of his subsequent demise and eventual death.
However, in the movie Roderick is much older than Madeline and the guest is her fiancé and his name was Philip Winthrop. They also have a butler named Bristol who has worked for their family for over sixty years. The characters in the movie were clean and looked healthy, whereas in the short story, they were described as sick looking and Madeline was said to be emaciated. Some of the details stayed the same in both such as the names of Roderick and Madeline, their illnesses, and the way the house is described. Also, another difference between the short story and the movie is the Usher family history.
Rosa was supposed to marry Esteban. Before they were wedded Rosa was poisoned by accident, and died. Clara sensed that there would be a death in the family. Esteban and Clara ended up getting married years later. “He could hardly guess that the solemn, cubic, dense, pompous house, which sat like a hat amidst its green and geometric surroundings, would end up full of protuberances and incrustations, of twisted staircases that led to empty spaces, of turrets, or small windows and could not be opened, doors hanging in midair, crooked hallways, and portholes that linked the living quarters so that people could communicate during the siesta, all of which were Clara's inspiration.” Esteban builds a house.
During the time in which Poe lived, the expression "house of…" also implied family lineage as well as a physical dwelling. The tale connects the house and the family by personifying the old mansion. The narrator observes the House of Usher as having "vacant eye-like windows" (317). The mention of this contributes to the gloomy mystique of the mansion. This dim saturnine aura gives the reader a sense of uneasiness.
The same needs to be done to his refrigerator and cabinets to dispose of expired foods. Scatter rugs are a major tripping hazard inside homes of elderly, especially those that are not secured. Often people who have lived in homes for long periods of time have throw rugs around to cover up stains or high traffic areas. They will need to be removed to help make the home safer for him. Discharge Plan Needs Mr. Trosack will need to have physical therapy to rehabilitate himself after his fall and hip replacement.
Hoang 01 Lisa Hoang 124/01 Mrs.Maccherone Poe, the Father of Mystery Stories, uses many literary devices to create a specific mood to present the story smoothly. Growing up, Poe felt lonely and a sense of loss. Because of growing up with those emotions, Poe’s works are full of horror, mystery, and fear. Throughout the story of Fall House of Usher, a creepy feeling is maintained from the beginning to the end. Poe’s usage of literary devices and choice of words are what use to maintain the creepy feeling.
Set in the early nineteen hundreds, the story opens with the town finding out about Emily's death. The town’s people are curious about a very secretive and confusing woman. The story is written about pivotal points in Emily’s life and how the town’s people noticed changes with the once great iconic property and family. The House As Emily grows older so does the town that she has lived in. While she had once lived on one of the nicest streets in Jefferson, the street in now considered to be one of the worst in the town.
The Fall of the Romanov Dynasty The Romanov family ruled the Russian empire for over 300 years until Tsar Alexander 3rd died in 1894 and was succeeded by his eldest son, Nicholas 2nd. Nicholas’ reign brought an end to autocratic rule in Russia due to a vast number of various disastrous incidents and major mistakes. Nicholas himself was totally unprepared to rule a country as his father had died much younger than he had predicted, before teaching his son how to rule. Nicholas’ choice of wife, Alexandra of Hesse, also proved to be a disastrous one as she was unpopular with the Russian people and also became heavily influenced by the questionable mystic Grigori Rasputin. It was also during Nicholas’ reign that World War 1 broke out leading
The walls of a neighbor would testify of domestic violence, or perhaps even child abuse. For years, walls have been like tombstones, holding within them ageing secrets that will never be told. Some have painted them over and over again with various shades of color, so much that the original color would take years to decipher. Others have covered them up with wallpaper. Charlotte Gilman once wrote a tale in which she described a room whose walls were entirely
‘There’s no time to be waste, I need to start working.’ I climbed into the dark house through the side window that leads into my parent’s room. There’s something unusual about the room. A peculiar odour seems to hover in the air-a stale, musty odour tinged with something as acrid as mothballs. You know this aroma: it’s ‘old people’s smell’. I wish I can see the wrinkles and the face of my parents but I can’t break the rule of interrupting the people in the particular period, or else the whole world will mess up, and that’s not going to be good.