Mind Map of Anna Karenina

Anna Karenina
Overview
Main Characters
Symbols
Love and Grit
In Anna Karenina marriage requires sacrifice, compromise, and faithfulness. Anna exerts her individuality—betraying a cold husband and embracing a passionate lover—but destroys herself and her family in the process. Anna is contrasted with Levin, who tempers his individualism for the woman he loves and learns to become part of a happy couple.
Karenin
Cold, conventional husband
Anna
Levin
Kitty
Vronsky
Stiva
Dolly
Passionate, dissatisfied wife; falls in love with another man
Passionate idealist
Dolly's sensitived but courageous little sister
Persistent, smitten suitor
Maternal, forgiving sister-in-law
Unfaithful husband but affectionate brother