Anna Karenina, Chapter 32 summary
Chapter 32 of 239 · Part 1 · 4 min to read the chapter
In Chapter 32, Anna returns home, enjoys her son's affection after an initial disappointment, and receives visitors whose familiar habits now strike her differently. As she resumes her household routines, her shame fades, and she decides that Vronsky's words are too unimportant to report to her husband.
What happens
- Seryozha eagerly greets Anna, whose initial disappointment gives way to pleasure in his affection and questions.
- Anna gives him presents from Dolly’s children and tells him about Tanya.
- Countess Lidia Ivanovna describes charitable and religious disputes, while Anna notices the anger beneath her claims of doing good.
- Another visitor brings town news, and Anna then attends to her son, belongings, and correspondence.
- Feeling secure again, Anna dismisses Vronsky’s words and decides not to tell Alexey Alexandrovitch.
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Anna uses this reasoning to justify withholding Vronsky’s words from her husband. It marks her renewed confidence that nothing requires disclosure.
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Why does Anna decide not to tell her husband about Vronsky’s words?
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