During this period, he wrote many short stories such as God Sees the Truth, but Waits. He found religion as an outlet to overcome his crises and started searching for a meaning of life and rebelled against the dogma and ritual of Orthodox Church. As a result, in 1901, he was excommunicated. After years of increasing friction with his wife, Tolstoy renounced his aristocratic life and left his home in late October 1910. He became ill and died in a railroad station at Astapovo, Russia, ten days later, on November 7, at the age of eighty-two.4.
2. Title of the Story and Tolstoy.
The title of the story holds an implied allegorical meaning according to the plot. Having a first look to the title God sees the Truth, But waits arouses the question why God waits as long as He sees the truth? and leaves the reader restless as it gives the sense of suspense to discover the notion behind it. The events of the story one by one feed the reader's sense of suspense with contentment as well as astonishment. .
The story has an obvious relationship with the author Leo Tolstoy; it was first published in 1872, the period that Tolstoy was experiencing his journey looking for a meaning to the life then finally found the religion as the most proper to get over the burdens of anxieties he suffered from. The story is a clear reflection of Tolstoy's religious concepts which he carried in that period and latter on.5 In addition, the story is centered about forgiveness justice and injustice.
3. Plot Summary .
The story begins with describing a young handsome merchant whose name is Ivan Dmitrich Aksionov who lives in Vladimir with his family. Ivan used to drink too much when he was young but after got married, he settled down. On a summer day, he plans to go to Nizhny fair and prepares himself; his wife pleads him not to go saying that she saw a bad dream about him that all his hair turned to grey after his return from the town in her dream.