Anna Karenina, Part 6, Chapter 19 summary
Part 6, Chapter 19 of 239 · 7 min to read the chapter
In Chapter 19, Darya Alexandrovna examines Anna’s luxurious household and meets her daughter, whose care seems largely separate from her mother’s daily life. Anna acknowledges the difficulty of the child’s surname, expresses her need for private conversation, and describes the company she gathers to keep Alexey content.
What happens
- Darya Alexandrovna admires her expensive room but feels uncomfortable when a fashionable maid sees her patched clothing.
- Annushka praises the household and the count’s devotion, but Dolly repeatedly interrupts her gossip.
- Anna takes Dolly to see her daughter and acknowledges the troubling question of the child’s surname.
- Dolly admires the healthy baby but dislikes the nursery atmosphere and notices Anna’s limited knowledge of her care.
- Anna expresses her hunger for confidential conversation and describes the guests and staff who help keep Alexey entertained.
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What to notice
Anna names her sense of exclusion from her daughter’s care. Her admission supports Dolly’s observation that mother, child, and nurses lack a shared daily life.
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What particularly reveals Anna’s limited knowledge of her daughter’s recent development?
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