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Montanna WilliamsMrs. SongerWorld Literature12 October 2013DeathIn the literary works The Snows of Kilimanjaro and The Death of Ivan Ilyich both Ernest Hemmingway and Leo Tolstoy have a prominent theme of death. These two works do not only show strong images of death, merely also a sense of deaths presence. Throughout the two writings it is presented that chasing money, how both Ivan and Harry treat the people around them, and their egotistical deportment style can lead to an unpleasant death. In The Snows of Kilimanjaro Harrys fondness for money causes him to lose sight of what is critical in life. He gave up writing which is something he appreciated and was good at, for a wealthy woman that he truly did not love. Harry was to a greater extent concerned with how he should subroutine in his society instead of what he enjoys doing. He has a bad habit of falling in love with woman who were wealthy instead of expression for essential things like a womans beliefs and her values. It was strange too wasnt it? That when he fell in love with another woman, that woman should endlessly have more money than the last one? Harry knows what he missed out on and in the end he descent that he stopped doing what he loved. On the other hand in The Death of Ivan Ilyich Tolstoy portrays almost every character in the book to be concerned with companionable class. Once Ivans colleges found out he died, after asking simple details, they immediately asked about if Ivan was wealthy or not. Had he any piazza? I think his wife had a little but something quite trifling. (1.12-13). Ivan and his family were not in the upper class of society, they were in the middle, and because they owned property it make them higher up in their social classe because that was very rare in Russia at that ... ... a person should look at their life and how they should face their death. In The Snows of Kilimanjaro Harry was not content with the life he had lived. He made sacrifices and in result he was just not happy, and because of his sacrifices he had many regrets as he was dying. On the other hand Ivan Ilyich was too engaged in his work life and ignored his family matters. He didnt step up to the plate instead he ran away from the issues and hid behind his work, therefore resulting in a very non-loving family life. Luckily Ivan found peace in himself as he was about to die, even becoming joyful. Both of these writings teach that going after materialistic things, the way a person treats the people around them, and universe self-absorbed can cause a distasteful death. Living life to the fullest and making the most of it can enrich your life and cause a more pleasant passing.