Anna
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Anna is the tragic, aristocratic heroine of Leo Tolstoy’s novel "Anna Karenina," whose passionate affair and struggle against societal norms lead to her downfall.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Anna Karenina | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ novel protagonist ⓘ |
| appearsInWork | Anna Karenina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedMotive | mirror of high society ⓘ |
| associatedTheme | railway as symbol of fate ⓘ |
| characterArc | from respected society lady to social outcast ⓘ |
| conflictType |
internal conflict
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social conflict ⓘ |
| creator | Leo Tolstoy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diesBy | suicide ⓘ |
| firstPublicationOfWork | 1870s ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Anna Vronskaya
NERFINISHED
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Sergei Karenin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLover | Alexei Vronsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSpouse | Alexei Karenin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Russian ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | one of the most famous heroines in world literature ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | throws herself under a train ⓘ |
| meetsLoverAt | train station ⓘ |
| moralPositionInWork | ambiguous ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | central plotline of the novel ⓘ |
| nationality | Russian ⓘ |
| psychologicalTrait |
capacity for deep passion
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impulsiveness ⓘ intense emotional sensitivity ⓘ |
| relatedWorkCharacter |
Kitty Shcherbatskaya
NERFINISHED
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Konstantin Levin NERFINISHED ⓘ Stepan Oblonsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInWork | tragic heroine ⓘ |
| setting | Imperial Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialStatus | aristocrat ⓘ |
| strugglesWith |
jealousy
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marital unhappiness ⓘ social ostracism ⓘ societal norms ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
conflict between passion and duty
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consequences of defying social conventions ⓘ |
| themeEmbodies |
adultery
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family ⓘ female agency ⓘ individual vs society ⓘ love ⓘ moral conflict ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| workGenre | realist novel ⓘ |
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