The novella ‘The Death of Ivan Ilyich’ by Leo Tolstoy was published in 1886 and is considered a masterpiece of his late period fiction. It tells the story of the high-court judge in nineteenth hundred years Russia. He lives a simple, carefree life along with his family members until he’s identified as having a terminal illness. Confined to bed, he’s disgusted that his family members avoids the subject of his loss of life by pretending that he’s only sick rather than dying. He finds comfort just in Gerasim, the peasant guy who does not fear death. In his last times, Ivan distinguishes the artificial lifestyle – like his personal – through the authentic life resided by Gerasim. Right by the end, he views a shiny light, dread leaves him, and he departs with a feeling of compassion for his family members.