# XXIX explained — Resurrection

> Chapter companion for Resurrection by Leo Tolstoy.

## What happens

Máslova returns to prison exhausted and hungry after her trial, crushed by the unexpected sentence of hard labor. She receives three roubles from Kitáeva, which she uses to buy rolls and cigarettes. In the prison, she is harassed by male convicts before being led to the women's ward.

## Themes in this chapter

### Injustice of the Legal System

Máslova is convicted despite her innocence, and the judges and jury treat the verdict as routine, highlighting systemic injustice.

### Sexual Exploitation and Women's Position

Máslova is objectified by male convicts and even by the men in court who previously looked at her approvingly, reflecting her vulnerability as a woman.

## Character check-ins

### Katerina Maslova

Returns to prison after trial, exhausted and hungry; receives money from Kitáeva and buys cigarettes; is harassed by convicts.

### Euphemia Botchkova

Scolds Máslova in the prisoners' room after sentencing.

### Simeon Kartinkin

Present with Botchkova in the prisoners' room after sentencing.

### Carolina Albertovna Kitaeva

Sends Máslova three roubles via the usher after the trial.

## Key lines

> She was crushed by the unexpectedly severe sentence and tormented by hunger.

Máslova was devastated by the harsh verdict and suffered from hunger.

_Describes her physical and emotional state after the trial._

> What astonished her most was that young men—or, at any rate, not old men—the same men who always looked so approvingly at her ... had condemned her.

She was shocked that the same young men who had admired her were now her condemners.

_Highlights the hypocrisy and betrayal she feels from the male observers._

> She wanted only two things now—tobacco and strong drink.

Her only desires were cigarettes and alcohol.

_Shows her turn to vices as a coping mechanism._

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