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Part 2, Chapter 13
Themes
Key
LitCharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in Anna Karenina, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work.
Marriage and Family Life
Adultery and Jealousy
Physical Activity and Movement
Society and Class
Farming and Rural Life
Compassion and Forgiveness
Summary
Analysis
Oblonsky pays Levin an unexpected visit at his estate, and Levin is pleased to see him. Oblonsky has arrived to do some shooting, see Levin, and sell a forest. Levin tells Oblonsky about his book on farming and deliberately tries not to ask about Kitty directly. Oblonsky essentially admits to continued cheating on his wife, comparing his actions to desiring sweet rolls as well as bread.
Levin is happy to see Oblonsky, and he wants to ask for news of Kitty but is ashamed to do so directly. Although Levin and Oblonsky are friends, they lead very different lives: Oblonsky visits the country, but his natural habitat is the city, and the opposite is true for Levin.
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