Analysis Of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn 's One Day Of The Life...
David Cheng
Ms. Chappell
AP English
15 November 2015
The Effect of Structure on Purpose in One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn follows a Russian prison inmate, Shukhov, through a standard day in the gulag system. The novel displays Shukhov's struggle to survive through inhumane conditions and how he deals and tolerates his suppressive and endless lifestyle. The novel provides insight into the differing ideals and philosophical views that the very diverse groups of prisoners hold. By using tools such as perspective and time, Solzhenitsyn provides a platform from which he can bring multiple levels of meaning to an otherwise monotonous and uneventful account. Time plays an important role in the structure on One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich. The lack of chapters, sections, or parts in the book keep the narration continuous, creating the effect of an elongated day that drags on. In the following passage, Shukhov reveals the how time is perceived in the camp: "No zek ever lays eyes on a clock or watch... All a zek needs to know is– how soon is reveille? How long till work parade? Till dinnertime? (171)". The effect of time elongation is done with the lack of specific times; events are only described chronologically and specific times are rarely used. Personal time is a precious resource for the prisoners, or zeks. To the zeks, time in the prison camp is a contradiction because there is too much of
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