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Part 4, Chapter 9
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
Karenin, Koznyshev, and another guest continue their discussion of politics. They also debate the merits of a classical education versus a scientific education. The discussion turns to women’s education. Koznyshev and the other guest are for it, whereas Oblonsky and Karenin voice doubts.
Karenin is against women’s education because he wants to maintain traditional Russian societal hierarchies and structures, whereas Oblonsky is against it because he enjoys the comfortable society of which he knows how to be master.
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