Anna32ContentsContentsTheauthorThemaincharactersPlotintroductionCharacteranalysisThemajorthemesThinkingLeo Tolstoy Russian writer One of the worlds greatest novelists. Life & WorksTolstoys lifeChildhoodYouthOld-agewasborninSeptember9,1828wasbroughtupbyrelativesIn1844,hestudiedatKazanUniversityIn1851,hejoinedarmyIn1857and186061,hewenttoEuropeIn1862,marriedtoSophiaHemademanyfamousworksDeathTolstoydiedin1910,attheageof82Tolstoys worksWar and peace和和平平thetruelionoftheRussianliteratureAnna KareninaApinnacleinrealistfictionTolstoyconsidereditashisfirsttruenovel AnnaKarenina Vronsky Levin KareninKitty lover wifehusbandMain characters brother NikolaiSeryozhaAnniePlot introductionAnnaKareninaisthetragicstoryofamarriedaristocraticandheraffairwiththeaffluentCountVronsky.AnnaKareninaandVronskyfirstmetatrailwaystation.Then,Vronskyisinfatuatedwithherandcrazilypursuedher.AnnaKareninaandVronskyfallinlovewitheachother.Abachelor,VronskyiseagertomarryherifshewouldagreetoleaveherhusbandKarenin,aseniorgovernmentofficial,OutlineBeginningProcessbutsheisvulnerabletothepressuresofRussiansocialno-rms,themorallawsoftheRussianOrthodoxChurch,herowninsecurities,andKareninsindecision.AlthoughVro-skyandAnnagotoItaly,wheretheycanbetogether,theyhavetroublemakingfriends.BackinRussia,Annaisshunned,becomingfurtherisola-tedandanxious.shegrowsincreasinglyparanoidabouthisimaginedinfidelity,fearslosingcontrolandeventuallyco-mmitssuicidebythrowingherselfunderthecarriageofapassingtrain.ClimaxAparallelstorywithinthenovelisofLevin,acountrylandownerwhodesirestomarryKitty.LevinhastoproposetwicebeforeKittyaccepts.ThenoveldetailsLevinsdifficultiesmanaginghisestate,hiseventualmarriage,andpersonalissues,untilthebirthofhisfirstchild.Character Analysis uAnnaiskind,sincereandpassionate.uAnnaisaRussiamarriedaristocraticwomanwhoisaffectedbybourgeoisideaanddisillusionbecauseoflove,andthenfightforindividualliberationin1870s.uAnnaisatragiccharacterwhoisrestrictedandkilledbyfictitiousmoral.uIndividualliberationisavividfeatureofAnna,sheisnottoleratedbyupperclassduetoapursetotruelove.uLevinisaestatenobility,heisstrong,passionandeducated.uLevinisarepresentationinthenoveloftheauthor,herepresenttheidealismofTolstoyatthatperiod.LevinuLevinworshipsfamilymoralprinciplesandethics,hegetsmarriedtoKittybasingonlove,andexperiencesthehappiness,anger,griefandjoyoffamily.Itisfullyshowsthatloveisfarfromthewholeoflife.uHeishandsome,charming,andanofficerinaregimentofsoldiers.uHebelievesthathumanrelationshipsshouldbeamatterofpleasureratherthanamoralissue.uVronskyrepresentstheopenandrebelliouspeopleatthatperiod.VronskyuHeisacoldfishandconservativeman.uHehasgotwealthandexcellentsocialandprofessionalconnections.KareninnuHelivesaccordingtoastrictscheduleofeverything, andlackingasubstantialemotionallife.the major themes AnnaKareninaiscommonlythoughttoexplorethethemesofhypocrisy,jealousy,faith,fidelity,family,marriage,society,progress,carnaldesireandpassion,andtheagrarianconnectiontolandincontrasttothelifestylesofthecity.Levinisoftenconsideredasasemi-autobiographicalportrayalofTolstoysownbeliefs,strugglesandlifeevents.,theviewpointsLevinsupportsthroughoutthenovelinhisargumentsmatchTolstoysoutspokenviewsonthesameissues. Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way. -Anna KareninaShouldwepaysympathytoAnna?Thank you !