"Anna Karenina" by Leo Tolstoy

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"This study will analyze the character of Anna Karenina in Tolstoy's novel of the same name. The study will include consideration of the parallel plots featuring Anna's story on one hand and Levin's story on the other; the perspective on family life and on romantic love taken by Tolstoy in the novel, and the relationship of that perspective to the two plots; and the development of the character of Anna in a social context and in terms of her eventual downfall.


It is clear that there is a highly ethical message which Tolstoy is sending in his portrayal of the life and death of Anna Karenina, and in the presentation of the comparison between the two plots. The contrasts between the two characters and their loves and ideals are numerous and striking.


Levin's love for Kitty is unbounded: " . . . Her candid eyes..."

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