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Part 2, Chapter 30
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
Kitty asks her mother if she can be friends with Varenka, who is Madame Stahl’s companion (Madame Stahl is an invalid). Her mother is resistant at first, but when she learns that Varenka has intervened to salvage Nikolai’s reputation, she allows Kitty to befriend the girl. Kitty is delighted.
Kitty’s mother is reluctant to allow Kitty to befriend Varenka because Varenka is of a lower social status, but when she sees Varenka’s good example, she recognizes her worth.
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