by Mackenzie Patel Since I have spent way too many thoughts about Anna Karenina, I have a solid sense of each character’s personality, including their behavior in “Society” versus in the domestic realm, their aspirations, and their manner of speaking. Some characters, such Anna, Levin, and Varenka, I immediately gravitated towards because of their striking… Read More
by Mackenzie Patel The thick, slightly musty, and fine print pages, stacked together so densely and perfectly, contained more information about Russian agriculture, turbulent love affairs, musings on peasants, and frivolities of the 19th century upper class than I thought I’d ever need. Of course, I’m referring to the literary beast that is Anna Karenina.… Read More