Anna Karenina: Characters And The Life Novel

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uses to the description of the fit of his uniform, one
is presented with the details that allow the waiter to contribute to the
novel in means beyond simply the presence of a minor character. His
description and actions provide the novel with a sense of "real life".
Another way in which Tolstoy gives the minor character a sense of
life is by making them unpredictable. One sees this in the character of
Ryabinin. When initially discussed, the reader is told that upon
conclusion of business, Ryabinin will always say "positively and finally"
(p161). However upon conclusion of the sale of the land, Ryabinin does not
use his usual tag.
This tag would normally be characteristic of the flat, minor
character such as Ryabinin.
However, Tolstoy wishes to add to the lifelikeness of even his
minor characters and allows them to behave as one would expect only major,
round characters. The detail Tolstoy gives to all of his characters,
including the minor characters, ...

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Levin's sense of the reality of life, realizing that life now not only
centers on living but on not living. This event, combined with his
previous search for meaning, brings Levin to the conclusion that one must
live for their soul rather that for a gratification through things such as
marriage and family.
It is this epiphany that gives Levin his sense of roundedness.
Levin has grown from the beginning of the novel when his search for
happiness was centered on personal fulfillment through marriage. By the
conclusion of the novel Levin has reached a sense of personal satisfaction
as well as personal salvation through his realization that love not only
entails physical love, as that for ...

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