This ppt will help you to get better understanding on Leo Tolstoy's Work " God sees the truth but waits " ... Its character analysis, plot, moral values, etc.

1. Presented by :
Aulia & Luisa

2. A young merchant( Ivan ) went for his spree while his wife had bad
dream of it. In his journey , he met another merchant and they
decide to take a rest a moment in an inn.
Ivan was interrogated and arrested by the cup and the soldiers
because they found that he was the murderer of a fellow- merchant.
He struggled to get the petition from the tsar, but got nothing. There
he had suffered a lot.
After 26 six years, a person ( Makar ) came to him and confessed that
he was the real murder of the merchant.
When the order for his release came, Aksionov was already dead.
SYNOPSIS

4. Introduction: Ivan Aksionov wanted to a spree but his
wife tried to block his way because of her dream. Ivan
Aksionov thought that it’s only a dream and decided to go.
Rising action: He was accused of a merchant murder,
then arrested.
Climax: After 26 years, he met Makar, the real
murderer, who reveal the truth.
Resolution: Makar apologized for what he had done.
While the order for his release came, Aksionov was
already dead..
PLOT

5. Theme
God knows his plan always best for us and
what we should do is to encounter and effort.

6. Character &
Characterization

7. • Ivan Aksionov : Protagonist
– A wealthy merchant Paragraph 1 : He had two shops
and a house of his own.
– Stubborn : he didn’t response and obey to what his wife
advice
Paragraph 7- 8 : Aksionov laughed. "That's a lucky sign,"
said he. "See if I don't sell out all my goods, and bring you
some presents from the fair."
So he said good-bye to his family, and drove away.
– Responsible and hard worker ( not easily give up )
In prison Aksionov learnt to make boots, and earned a little
money….

8. • Makar Semyonich : Antagonist and Protagonist
– A merchant who killed a fellow merchant. He is coward,
selfish but honest. He admitted that he is the true murderer
• Ivan Aksionov’s wife : Protagonist
– Caring
I do not know what I am afraid of; all I know is that I had a
bad dream……I saw that your hair was quite grey."
– Faithful and Obedient
she asked, "What can we do now?“……….
His wife told him that she had sent a petition to the Czar, but
it had not been accepted.

9. Setting
• Place : In Russia , Vladimir ( Ivan’s home and Inn )
In the town of Vladimir lived a young …. ( Parg. 1 )
.. they pu t up at the same inn for the night.
In Siberia ( Jail where Ivan was arrested )
For twenty-six years Aksionov lived as a convict in Siberia…

10. • The third point of view (omniscient intrusive),
The narrator seems know all of the things happen there, even
what was thought / felt by the character :
 For twenty-six years Aksionov lived as a convict in
Siberia. His hair turned white as snow, and his beard
grew long, thin, and grey.
 These words made Aksionov wonder whether this
man knew who had killed the merchant…. (Page 5,
Parg. 1 )

11. Moral Lesson
• We just have to wait for the right time to
realize what God plans for us in the end. His
plan is not to make us hurt but he wants to
teach us about values in life.
• Not being stubborn, we should listen what
other had advised us. Their advice may become
something very crucial
• Say honestly although it is hard fact

12. The Meaning of The Title
• God knows the truth but waits for people to do
the right thing.
• God always has best plan for us that we may not
know it, then we should have good prejudice on
it and we need to be patient.