Huwebes, Enero 12, 2012

God sees the truth, but waits Leo Tolstoy (Russia)




v  Plot
*       Ivan Dmitrich Aksionov was a merchant living in Vladimir. Although Aksionov was prone to drinking, he was not violent, and he was responsible and well liked by people that knew him. One day he decides to go to a fair as a business venture, but his wife pleads for him not to go because of a nightmare she had the previous night. Aksionov doesn't consider his wife's dream and leaves for the fair. Aksionov meets another merchant on his way, and the two decide to travel together. They check into an inn and have a good time by drinking, then they retire separately. Aksionov wakes early in the next morning to get to the fair and leaves without the other merchant. Not far down the road, Aksionov is stopped by some policemen. They explain a merchant was just murdered and robbed, and then they search Aksionov's bag. They found a bloody knife, and despite Aksionov's claims of not to be murderer, he is sentenced and sent to Siberia. After his trial flogging, his wife can finally visit him, and she sees that Aksionov's hair has begun to go gray from the stress. Aksionov spends twenty-six years in Siberia, and, resigned to his fate, he dedicates his life to God. He becomes a mediator of sorts in the prison, and he is well respected by the other prisoners and also guards alike. One day some new prisoners, one of them is Makar Semyonich, are transferred to the prison. After overhearing several conversations, Aksionov is convinced that Makar Semyonich is the man who committed the murder for which Aksionov was blamed. Eventually Aksionov confronts Makar Semyonich, but he denies committing the murder. One day the guards notice that someone had been strewing dirt around the grounds, and the search the prison and find a tunnel. Aksionov had found out earlier that it was Makar Semyonich that was digging the hole, but after being questioned by the police, Aksionov declares that it is not his place to speak about the matter. Makar Semyonich approaches Aksionov later that day in a terrible state, and he eventually admits to Aksionov that it was he who killed the merchant. Aksionov forgives Semyonich, and he feels as if a terrible weight had been lifted. Makar Semyonich confesses to the authorities, and the process for Aksionov to be cleared is begun. Unfortunately, Aksionov dies before he can reach home, but he dies in peace.
·         Conflict
ü  When Aksenov found out that the merchant he stayed last night has been found with his throat cut and the official searched his things and found a knife with a blood on his bag.
·         Climax
ü  When Makar realized the mistakes he have done and admitted that he killed the merchant and planted the knife with Aksenov.
·         Denouement
ü  When Makar confessed his guilt. But when they issued the order permitting Aksenov to return home, he was already dead.
v  Characters
·         Protagonist
ü  Aksenov - young merchant who live in Vladimir
ü  Vanya - the wife of Aksenov
ü  Merchant- the one being murdered in the story
·         Antagonist
ü  Makar - the man who caused Aksenov sufferings
v  Setting
·         Location- town of Vladimir, jail in Siberia
v  Theme
  • *       The theme of the story is life process for it tells the life of Aksenov

v  Point of View
*       The point of view in the story is third person because it focuses on the character of Aksenov.
v  Conflict
*       The conflicts in the story are man vs. man between Aksenov and Makar and man vs. society for judging Aksenov’s innocence.
v  Symbol
*       The symbol in the story is jail because this is where Aksenov thinks at first his misery and later became his refuge and place where he realized the real goodness of our creator.
v  Moral Lesson
*       Just as water cools both good and bad and washes away all impurity and dust, in the same way we should develop thoughts of love for friend and foe alike, and having reached perfection in love, we will attain enlightenment.

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