... to give the reader a better understanding of various aspects of life conveyed in the novel. In One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich, Alexander Solzhenitsyn uses irony to depict the social hierarchy created within the gulag, the harshness and cruelty of Russian prison life, the social hierarchy within the ... off he greased every palm that needed to be greased and worked in the office in a cushy job, as assistant to the rate inspector" (Solzhenitsyn 36). Another character that exemplifies the social hierarchy created within the camp is Tiurin, the squad leader. Even though he is a priso...

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