Anna Karenina, Part 7, Chapter 15 summary
Part 7, Chapter 15 of 239 · 5 min to read the chapter
In Chapter 15, Levin mistakes the final stage of Kitty’s labor for her death, then breaks into tears of joy when her suffering ends and their son is born. His relief centers on Kitty’s survival, while the baby seems foreign and unnecessary to him, leaving fatherhood difficult for him to grasp.
What happens
- Levin listens to the doctor in a daze until a terrible scream draws him back to Kitty.
- Kitty clutches Levin’s hands, then cries that she is dying and pushes him away.
- Levin flees, hears the doctor announce the end, and believes Kitty is dying.
- He returns to the bedside, where Kitty’s screams stop and she speaks with relief.
- Levin sobs with happiness as Lizaveta Petrovna announces that the baby is alive and male.
- Although delighted that Kitty survives, Levin cannot accept the crying infant as his son.
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