It shows that he was convinced that Fred (his son-in-law) was capable of running the project, in addition to believing that family businesses are successful.
Explanation:
Edwin and Fred made a strong friendship, which made Edwin trust and admire Fred a lot and his abilities to do a job well done, honest and successful. When Fred married Edwin's daughter, that trust and friendship became even more established and made Edwin see Fred as a member of his family, which was perfect for him to hand the inn project over to Fred and leave the business will be run within his family.
I would say that the theme that Leo Tolstoy explores in this excerpt from The Death of Ivan Ilyich is that C) human mortality is inevitable, and it is important to live an authentic life.
I think the the film is tragic, but we laught a lot, because it relate the story of the woman that loves a man, but she know that they couldn’t be together for a long time.
