The novel focuses on a man, Ivan Denisovich Shukhov, as he tries to survive another day in the Soviet Union with dignity and compassion. The action takes place in a prison camp in Russia, in the north-eastern region called Ekibastuz. The location is affected by snow, ice and winds of frightening and shocking force during the winter and lasted for many weeks. The camp is very isolated since it consists of a double row of barbed wire fence around the entire area, ensuring that it is completely hidden and private, so that no prisoner can escape. The conditions of the camp are very harsh prisoners in the camp have to earn their food by working hard in inadequate clothing during the extremely cold climate. The living conditions are almost unbearable; the heavy mattresses do not include sheets, alternatively they are stuffed with sawdust, the prisoners eat only two hundred grams of bread per day. meal and guards force prisoners to take off their clothes for searches in temperatures of forty below zero. The walls of the building are covered in dull, monotonous white paint and it was messy and unsightly. “It's constant chaos, constant crowds and constant confusion” shows that the ceilings are most likely covered in frost and the men at the tables are packed in and there are always a lot of people. Rats roamed the grocery store, due to the incredibly unsanitary and dirty environment of the camp and it was so unhealthy that some men died of horrible diseases. “Men trying to make their way with full trays” suggests that living conditions are very harsh indeed and meal times would be chaotic, as all the hungry men would rush to get the food. However, not only did the place make prisoners suffer and lose their... middle of the paper... freezing men who fought for their individuality while working hard. It also includes a set of rules, overbearing characters, and violence to emphasize the harshness of the setting. “The disorder was the same as usual: freezing air coming through the door, men at the tables packed together like seeds in a sunflower” includes a simile to compare two dissimilar objects, which makes it more visually appealing to the reader and creates a more expressive atmospheric effect. It also highlights all the struggles that Ivan Denisovich faces every day in the camp, which are about Ivan trying to survive and not giving up. Aleksandr chose to write the era of his novel during the winter as it adds to the reckless world of the camp and creates a sense of infinity. The image of unfinished buildings and broken equipment accentuates the feeling of isolated prisoners in the Soviet Union.