The novel One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovitch presents the moral problems and daily dehumanization of men living in a camp in Russia in 1951. Ivan Denisovitch , the novel's protagonist spoke out against Stalin and was later sent to a prison camp because of it. The novel presents a terrible situation in which Ivan must overcome everyday circumstances that only someone living in a prison camp would survive. The tone and mood of the novel can work together to show the theme of the novel, that human self-respect is achieved as long as one holds on to it. The extract that was chosen is on the last page of the novel. . Shukhov has just returned from being counted and helping another Zek, Tsezar, whose bag he had hidden. He eats a sausage and immediately falls asleep. Shukhov's day is now over in the novel and leaves the reader to ponder what exactly Solzhenitsyn was trying to show him. The dark tone of the novel helps the reader understand what the author was trying to express in the novel. The tone is created through Shukhov's thoughts ...