God sees the truth.pptx

just a presentation on a poem

1. Leo Tolstoy

2. Leo Tolstoy Leo Tolstoy was a Russian author best known for his novels War and Peace. Tolstoy is also regarded as world’s best novelist by many. In addition to writing novels, Tolstoy also authored short stories, essays and plays. He was born in 1828 and died in 1910. Tolstoy’s short story “God Sees the Truth, but waits” was published in 1872.

3. Characters There are two main characters in Leo N. Tolstoy's story "God Sees the Truth, But Waits." They are Ivan Dmitrich Aksionov and Makar Semyonich . Other minor characters include Aksionov's wife, the soldiers, and the police officer.

4. Main theme of the story We find various themes here in this story "God Sees the Truth, but Waits". The major themes in the story are guilt, forgiveness, faith, conflict, freedom and acceptance. The story has presented all these theme. Among these themes, forgiveness is one of the greatest theme. Here, we find forgiveness of Aksionov for Makar Semyonich . Although Aksionov has spent his twenty-six years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, he is able to forgive Makar who committed the crime. This story has shown the best form of revenge which is forgiveness.

5. The story "God Sees the Truth, But Waits" has been written by Leo Tolstoy, a Russian philosopher. The story has revealed the importance of forgiveness in our life. This story is about the life of Ivan Dmitrich Aksionov who was a young, handsome and jovial merchant of Vladimir, a town in Russia. Before marriage, he used to drink much and even become riotous. He was the best singer. He had virtuous qualities such as faith, forgiveness, freedom, acceptance etc.

6. One day, his wife dreamt bad about him. She dreamed that Aksionov had returned his town with grey hair. She became afraid of him and tried to stop him from going to the Nizhny fair. But, Aksionov went to the fair against his wife's will On his way, he met a merchant of Ryazan and spent his night with him in an inn. The merchant was found out dead the next morning. Aksionov was accused of killing the merchant and stealing twenty thousand roubles from him. His release petition was even rejected. His wife also asked questions to him being suspicious. He was severely tortured in the prison and finally sent to Siberian prison to work in the mines for twenty-sir years.

7. He grew old there. In Siberian prison, he was completely changed. He devoted his every day in the name of God. The book The Lives of the Sainte changed his life. He participated in the prison's church doing religious activities. He was liked and respected by others. One day, Aksionov met Makar Semeyonich , the real murderer in prison. He knew the truth about Makar . But, he saved Makar from the govemor in the crime of digging a tunnel under the prison's wall. Makar felt ashamed of himself and asked for an apology to Aksionov . He confessed his crime and got an excuse from Aksionov . Aksionov got self-realization and died peacefully in prison.

8. Thus, the title reflects in this story that every decision of God needs enough time. We should wait for the truth to win. Faith in God gives us the answer to all our problems as the title says 'God sees the truth but waits.'

9. The End

10. Exercise Answer these questions. What bad habits did Aksionov have before his marriage ? What can be the meaning of his wife’s dream ? Why did Aksionov think of killing himself ? Why did Makar disclose that he had killed the merchant ? Why doesn’t Aksionov wish to return to his family at the end of the story ?

11. Reference to the text “Well, old man,” repeated the Governor, “tell me the truth: who has been digging under the wall ?” Who is that old man ? Which truth is the speaker asking about ? Which wall does the speaker mean ? b. Describe Aksionov’s character. c. What is the theme of the story ? d. Which symbols are used in the story and what do they indicate ?

12. Reference beyond the text What role does religion play in Aksionov’s life? How does he undergo a spiritual transformation in the story ? What does the story tell us about the existence of unfair system of justice ?