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Part 6, Chapter 5: End of Sentence
Themes
Key
LitCharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in The Gulag Archipelago, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work.
Oppression and Totalitarianism
Survival and the Human Spirit
The Dangers of Ideology
Power as a Corrupting Force
The Value of Religion and Spirituality
Summary
Analysis
Chapter 6 is entirely excised and replaced by a brief description from the editor. In the excised chapter, Solzhenitsyn describes his experience living in exile in Kazakhstan.
The title of the chapter is somewhat tongue in cheek. Although life in exile was far better than life in the Gulag, it still had its challenges. It could only be considered a “good life” by someone like Solzhenitsyn, who lived for so long under hellish oppression.
Themes
