Which of the following are appropriate thesis statements for the themes in the death of ivan ilych by leo tolstoy?
a) tolstoy demonstrates the relationship between life and death through ivan ilych’s battle with illness.
b) tolstoy demonstrates the inevitableness of death in all of his works.
c) the protagonist of the story faces a moral dilemma.
d) tolstoy demonstrates a spiritual message of how to live a meaningful life in the death of ivan ilych.
e) ivan finally realizes that his life was full of superficiality and tries to mend it by doing good deeds.

Read this excerpt from through the looking-glass by lewis carroll. "you might make a joke on that,” said the little voice close to her ear: "something about ‘you would if you could,’ you know.” "don't tease so,” said alice, looking about in vain to see where the voice came from; "if you're so anxious to have a joke made, why don't you make one yourself? ” the little voice sighed deeply: it was very unhappy, evidently, and alice would have said something pitying to comfort it, "if it would only sigh like other people! ” she thought. but this was such a wonderfully small sigh, that she wouldn't have heard it at all, if it hadn't come quite close to her ear. the consequence of this was that it tickled her ear very much, and quite took off her thoughts from the unhappiness of the poor little creature. what question should a reader ask to clarify what is happening in the story? who or what is the voice speaking to alice? when will alice attempt to share a joke? what secret will alice share with the new character? why do whispers tickle the listener?