How does the following line from leo tolstoy’s  the death of ivan ilyich  contribute to the plot at the end of the novella? death is finished, he said to himself.  it is no more! a. it shows that ivan finally loses the battle of life, and it represents a tragic ending of the story. b. it shows that ivan continues to fight for his life and gives the plot an open ending. c. it shows that ivan has finally accepted the end of his life, and it brings finality to the plot. d. it shows that ivan evades death at the end because his illness has been healed.

C. It shows that Ivan has finally accepted the end of his life, and it brings finality to the plot.

Explanation:

This is said in the end of Chapter XII. This is right before he died:

For those present his agony continued for another two hours. Something rattled in his throat, his emaciated body twitched, then the gasping and rattle became less and less frequent.

"Death is finished," he said to himself. "It is no more!"

He drew in a breath, stopped in the midst of a sigh, stretched out, and died.

d. because santiago thought any sharks would assume the marlin was part of the boat

the anecdote makes readers feel sorry for the man’s lack of heritage, then reminds readers that the man has an equally valuable heritage.