Nature in one Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich

Nature has always impacted the human condition. Sometimes lives are touched in subtle ways, and at other times, nature’s force is more pronounced. It can affect the total wellbeing of a person; mind, body, and soul. People, such as Ivan Denisovich who live in extreme climates know this all too well. In Alexander Solzhenitsyn’s One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich, the cold is a symbol of the nature of people as a whole and also a symbol of nature’s impact on society.

In the prison, the men struggle for survival on a day-to day basis. Not only are they fighting for their lives, they are fighting for their dignity as well. While the camp is trying to take away the prisoner’s physical and spiritual individuality, the prisoners are trying to hang on to their own pride . This task becomes very hard when the living conditions of the camp are unbearable. Mattresses do not have