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God Sees The Truth But Waits
God Sees The Truth But Waits
AUTHORS’ BIOGRAPHY
Name: Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy/ Leo Tolstoy
Birth Date : September 9,1828
Death Date: November 20,1910
Place of Birth : Tula Province , Russia
In the 1860s, he wrote his first great novel (war and peace)
In 1873- anna Karenina
1880s-1890s- the death of Ivan Llyich (god sees the truth
but waits)
WORKS:
autobiographics story called ‘childhood’
Cossacks (unfinished work)
PLOT:
Exposition
Ivan Aksionov was a young merchant who lived in
Vladmir. He Hs a wife named Vanya, he decided to sell
their goods to earn money. So during, summer he decided
to travel.
Rising Action
When Ivan met a merchant and drunk tea together and alter,
want to the same rooms as he decided to check in a inn.
Climax
Ivan founds out that, the merchant he met the night before
has been found murdered, officials accused him of killing
him since there’s knife with blood stains in his bag.
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Falling Action
Ivan suspects Makar, one of the new prisoners of killing the
merchant. Later he found out that Makar is planning to
break, though he did not tell the authorities.
Resolution
Makar realized his mistake, he confessed of killing the
merchant and putting the knife inside Ivan Aksionov’s bag,
and he asked him for forgiveness. Ivan was order to go
back, but he was already dead.
CONFLICT
Man vs. man
is the type of conflict in this story because Aksionov was
accused for killing a merchant tho he didn’t do it. In fact, Makar
did the crime and planted the murder weapon in Aksionov’s
luggage. It can also be a Man vs. Self because Aksionov
changed a lot with his attitude and perception in life.
Man vs. himself
Aksionov changed a lot with his attitude and perception in life.
Man vs. Faith
Man vs. Society
POINT OF VIEW
Third Person point of view
The point of view of the story is the third person cause the story
is about he/she which pertains to the characters of the story.
TONE
Serious
Serious because it narrates the merchant’s life who spent
his entire life in prison.
Sad
Pity
Hopeful
THEME
Forgiveness
In this story, forgiveness plays a significant role. The main
character, Aksionov, has to endure a challenging situation.
He has every right to hold onto his bitterness and hatred
towards Makar. He is the man responsible for his wrongful
imprisonment.
However, Aksionov makes the courageous decision to
forgive. It is a transformative act that redeems both him and
Makar. His forgiveness is the height of grace—a kind deed
that brings peace to both the giver and receiver. His
forgiveness is the epitome of grace, a soulful action.
Know that not all person in prison are bad or did something
wrong. Some are innocent or just wrong.