Respuesta :
Answer:
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.