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Originally Posted by SeattleUte
Wrong. Note the Guardian didn't even mention Levin.
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I know; that's what made me mention
Anna Karenina in the first place. The book is always described as a love story, as a romantic tragedy, and I think everyone is missing the point.
I think people do a great disservice to the book, and miss out on a lot of pleasure, by ignoring Levin, whose story is actually half of the book. I don't think Tostoy generally "uses" his characters to make points, but I know he was aware of the contrast between Anna's descent and Levin's ascent, and purposefully contrasted the two. "All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way."