Literature 2

Malacaste, Annelyn B.
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Literature 2

Title: GOD SEES THE TRUTH BUT WAITS
Author:
Name: Leo Tolstoy
Birth Date: August 28, 1828
Death Date: November 9, 1910
Place of Birth: Tula Province, Russia
Place of Death: Astapovo, Russia
Nationality: Russian
Occupations: novelist
Plot/Summary:
In the town of Vladimir, lived a young merchant named Ivan Dmitri Aksionov and lived with his family together.

One summer, he planned to go to Nizhny fair and he baded goodbye, his wife warned him that she had a bad dream for her husband-- she dreamt about Ivan that he returned from the town with hair of grey. But then, Ivan laughed as if he doesn't care.And again, he baded goodbye.

He travelled half way and met a merchant, there they put up at the same inn and slept. After a while he rose up for it wasn't his habit to sleep late and continued his journey.

Then suddenly, along the way, two soldiers in a troika stopped him, and baan asking questions.for the merchant he met halfway on his travel was found dead.

Ivan denied that he did not know anything about it but was imprisoned. His family knew about this, but then also suspected him as well as the police officers did.

26 years passed and another new prisoner met him named Makar Semyonich and after months, they knew each other. Ivan knew it was Makar who killed the merchant ago. but didn't speak or utter a word about it.

a fort-night came and Ivan heard some earth rolling under where the prisoners were sleeping. He went out and saw Makar. Makar told him not to tell a word about what he had witnessed or else he will kill him.

When they were led out to work, a soldier noticed a prisoner took of some earth off his boots. the soldier searched for escaping plans and found the tunnel.

Then, they asked each of them who knew about this but they denied for they knew they will be killed before the one who did it as Makar warned them. finally, the governor asked Ivan for he knew he was a just man. But then Ivan said it wasn't his right nor his will but God's to tell such name.

Night fell and Makar went to Ivan. He thanked him and felt sorry for what he had done to him a long time ago that made Ivan suffer for all this years. He sobbed as well as Ivan and said that the Lord will forgive you. Makar said that he will confess to the governor so that Ivan would be sent free--back to his home.

Ivan did not want to go out of prison for he has no family neither home to back to, rather, he waited for his last hour to come.

Inspite of what they've talked about, Makar Semyonich confessed his guilt. But when the order for Ivan Dmitri Aksionov's release came, he was already dead.

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Theme:
The theme is forgiveness and triumph in times of tragedy. It also relates that we have to let God take care of everything and be assured that he knows the truth no matter what everybody else might think.