VOCABULARY

Stammer Meekness
verb noun
speak with sudden the fact or condition
involuntary pauses of being meek;
and a tendency to submissiveness.
repeat the initial
letters of words.

Downcast Sledge
adjective noun
1. (of a person's
eyes) looking A vehicle on runners
downward. for conveying loads or
2. (of a person) passengers over snow
feeling or ice, often pulled by
despondent. draft animals.

Peer
verb
look keenly or with
difficulty at someone
or something.

Inn

SETTINGS
Place where Ivan
Dmitrich Aksionov got
arrested

Town of Vladimir
Ivan Dmitrich Aksionov
is a merchant living in
Vladimir, a town in
Russia.

Siberia
Ivan Dmitrich Aksionov
was sent in a prison in
Siberia.
CHARACTERS POINT OF VIEW
Ivan Aksionov
young merchant Third person’s point of view is
who live in Vladimir used in the story. Because
during the whole story, the
Makar Semyonich author, which is Leo Tolstoy was
the man who caused the one to narrate all the
Aksionov sufferings
events. It also focuses on the
main character, Ivan Aksionov.
Merchant
the one being
murdered in the
story
THEME
Vanya
the wife of In God Sees the Truth, But
Aksionov Waits by Leo Tolstoy, the author
want us to convey about
having a strong faith in our
Lord. It also talks about being
courageous and forgiving.

Man vs. Society
In the story, it was also
mentioned how people
judged Aksionov. After so
many years, Aksionov
had no idea that the
crime they accused him
were never forgotten by
the people in his town.
CONFLICT
Man vs. Man
In the story, the tension
between Aksionov and
Makar was mentioned. It
is also because Aksionov
suffered for years in order
to pay for the crime that
Makar did.

P L O T
 EXPOSITION
Aksionov was a merchant from
Vladimir and has his own family. On his
way to Nizhny Fair he met a merchant
and had some tea with him. After that
day, he met two soldiers and they start
to question and accuse him on
murdering the merchant who was with
him.
RISING ACTION
He was imprisoned in Siberia for 26
years and earned his own money by
making boots. He used the money to
buy a book called The lives of the
saints. It’s because he believes God is
the only one who knows the truth.
When in jail, he got the trust of the
other people and the authorities. He
also became more religious.
CLIMAX
Makar Semyonich together with his
companion was arrested because of
many crimes. While telling their stories
and how they got arrested, Aksionov
found out that it was Makar who
murdered the merchant that the
authorities thought he did. Until one
day, the governor went to the jail and
questioned all the convicts who has
been digging under the hole. Aksionov
didn’t tell the governor who was it
even if he knows that it was Makar
Semyonich.
RESOLUTION
Makar Semyonich confessed his guilt
inspite of what Aksionov told him. But
when the order for his release came,
Ivan Dmitrich Aksionov was already
dead.
FALLING ACTION
The night after, Makar went to
Aksionov to confess the truth. He
begged for forgiveness and promised
Aksionov that he will tell the authorities
the truth. But Aksionov thought that
there’s no home for him since his wife is
dead and his children might forgotten
about him already. Which is why he
refused Makar’s promise. When
Aksionov heard makar sobbing, he too
began to weep and told him “God will
forgive you”. Then Aksionov’s heart
grew light.