Anna Karenina

Anna Karenina is Leo Tolstoy’s novel about family life, social judgment, and the conflict between desire and responsibility. Anna’s relationship with Vronsky places her existing marriage, her bond with her son, and her place in society under increasing strain. Alongside this story, Levin’s relationship with Kitty and his life on the land open different questions about work, fidelity, and spiritual purpose. Tolstoy moves among minds that understand the same events differently. Domestic routines, public appearances, and inward arguments give moral choices their complexity, while the consequences resist any simple equation of strong feeling with lasting happiness.