Anna Karenina, Part 8, Chapter 16 summary
Part 8, Chapter 16 of 239 · 5 min to read the chapter
In Chapter 16, Sergey Ivanovitch defends support for war as an expression of national unity, while the prince questions newspaper interests and Levin objects to killing. Unable to accept claims about the people's wishes, Levin holds to personal moral duty and ends the argument when he recognizes his brother's irritation.
What happens
- Sergey Ivanovitch argues that agreement among educated people and newspapers reveals the nation's wishes.
- The prince compares newspaper agreement to croaking frogs and suggests that financial interests encourage support for war.
- Sergey Ivanovitch defends the press and national sacrifice, while Levin insists that war also means killing Turks.
- Katavasov mocks Levin's reference to the soul, and Sergey Ivanovitch answers with words attributed to Christ.
- Levin privately rejects their claims to represent the people and grounds his opposition to war in moral duty.
- Seeing that the dispute irritates his brother, Levin stops and urges everyone home before the approaching rain.
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