In tolstoy’s the death of ivan ilyich, the protagonist, ivan ilyich, struggles to come to terms with his impending death. he is also in denial about how superficial his life and values are. how does the author develop ivan ilyich’s character in chapters 5-8? provide evidence from the text to support your answer.

For the first time, something really serious happened to Ivan; and for the first time, he came to realize it as a fact of life. It can't be minimized, it won't go away with another game of bridge, it can't be explained. For the first time in his life, Ivan is faced with a truth that is hard to understand, and he can't just get away from it or discard the information. His former way of life just doesn't match with this situation, nor can it explain it. In chapter V, he thinks: “It’s not a question of appendix or kidney, but of life and . . . death. Yes, life was there and now it is going, going and I cannot stop it. Yes. Why deceive myself? Isn’t it obvious to everyone but me that I’m dying, and that it’s only a question of weeks, days . . . it may happen this moment. There was light and now there is darkness. I was here and now I’m going there! Where?” A chill came over him, his breathing ceased, and he felt only the throbbing of his heart.

It's not that Ivan didn't know until now that he was going to die. But it had never dawned on him that death would happen soon, and that it isn't an abstract concept, but a very real thing that, which is going to cut short his carefree, pleasant cosiness, and it is going to happen very soon.