... good ethics to govern oneself. In the novel, One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich, Ivan Denisovich Shukov, the protagonist, is sentenced to a labor camp for ten years for spying for the Germans during World War II. The novel illustrates the routine lives of other prisoners such as Shukov's in the camp. In the camp they are forced to work in the cold and are sometimes beaten by guards. On the particular day, Shukov starts his day off on the wrong foot. He is caught sleeping ... in bed past the reveille and is ordered ... ...

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• Grade Level: High School