Anna Karenina, Chapter 18 summary
Chapter 18 of 239 · Part 1 · 8 min to read the chapter
In Chapter 18, Vronsky meets Anna Arkadyevna at the railway station and feels drawn to her, while she reunites with her brother, Stepan Arkadyevitch. A guard’s death interrupts their departure, prompts Vronsky to give money to the widow, and leaves Anna fearing an omen before she turns to her brother’s troubles.
What happens
- Vronsky notices Anna as he enters his mother’s carriage and learns that the two women spend their journey discussing their sons.
- Anna warmly greets her brother, while Vronsky watches her closely and enjoys her energetic handshake.
- A train crushes a guard, and Stepan Arkadyevitch describes the grief of the man’s wife.
- After Anna asks about helping the widow, Vronsky gives two hundred roubles for her.
- Anna calls the death an omen, hears of hopes that Vronsky marries Kitty, and asks her brother about his troubles.
- They reach home, and Stepan Arkadyevitch leaves for his office.
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What to notice
Anna gives the accident a personal, threatening meaning. Her trembling lips and restrained tears show how deeply it unsettles her.
Quick check
Who is meant to receive Vronsky’s two hundred roubles?
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