In selection one the writer is challenging death. He shows no fear whatsoever. On the contrary, he even looks down upon it. Donne gives us the impression of Death being inferior. Death is dishonored and given an impression of a being homeless and poor. In “Death be not Proud,” by John Donne, Death is even being pitied. Donne claims that death has no power over him or anybody else for that matter. The tone is daring and he seems to challenge death. “Mighty and dreadful, for thou are not so” (line 2) This person is obviously fearless and confident about what he is saying about death. He is eagerly waiting for death to arrive. You can tell that this he is unafraid of death in line 4: ‘Die not, poor Death, nor yet canst thou kill me.’ He

In the composition of Leo Tolstoy however “The Death of Ivan Illych” the main character fears death, he is desperate and depressed, unwilling to believe that the death is approaching. The way the Leo Tolstoy expresses his ideas through the character is by using tone too, but his tone is different his tone sounds pitiful and fearful, by saying ”death, that unwelcome guest” that shows that Ivan Ilynch is fearing of the day that will be his last. He knows that it is his time to let death come and take him away, but instead he is arguing with it. Ivan knew death was coming subconsciously but didn’t accept the fact that he was going to die. He was in deep denial that is expressed in his quote heart's core he knew that he was dying.” Ivan new that death was coming, but feared it and saw no logic in it. The tone of the segment is tired, lonely, sad, afraid, and pessimistic. We feel piety for him due to the following quote “Ivan Illych was not some logical abstraction…he was unique, different… He had been called Vanya … had a mamma and papa … had joys and delights, griefs and sorrows. It was no abstract Vanya who played with a ball, kissed his mother, complained about the food in school.” He did not believe that all his emotions and experience could just one day disappear. We can see tired tone in this quote”Ivan Illych tried not to think of it, but the efforts and his illness tired him.”

claims that death should not be feared and shows no respect to it, because he thinks that death is nothing but a sl

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