Anna Karenina, Part 2, Chapter 12 summary
Part 2, Chapter 12 of 239 · 5 min to read the chapter
In Chapter 12, Levin still suffers from Kitty’s rejection after three months, but farming, writing, and helping his sick brother give his solitary life purpose. As spring arrives, his memories gradually lose their hold, and he strengthens his resolve to live independently and leave his disappointment behind.
What happens
- Levin compares his rejection with earlier humiliations, but three months pass without ending his pain or desire for marriage.
- Country work gradually occupies his thoughts, though he hopes news of Kitty’s marriage might free him from attachment.
- Spring lifts his spirits, and he takes satisfaction in keeping his resolution to live purely.
- After Marya Nikolaevna reports his brother’s worsening health, Levin persuades him to seek treatment abroad and lends him money.
- Levin works on an agricultural book that treats the laborer’s character as a fixed condition alongside soil and climate.
- Frost gives way to rain, fog, thawing water, fresh growth, animal activity, and preparations for farm work.
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