Recurring+Elements

Recurring Elements: Motifs, Images, or Symbols

 * ~ Element ||~ Significance ||~ Page Citations ||
 * Omens || Anna is very superstitious and it controls her life (i.e. when the man at the station died she considered it an omen, and when she dreamed that she was going to die in childbirth, she also considered that an omen). || pages 58-60, 329 ||
 * Love Affairs || In the very beginning of the novel, we are given a scenario where Oblonsky has cheated on his wife, Dolly with another women. This is just the beginning of all the love affairs that come into play. Vronsky and Kitty seem to have something going on in the first few chapters of the novel as well, however once Anna Karenina hits the scene everything changes. This continues to lead to onto the separation (but not divorce) of Karenin and Anna whist she goes off to live with Vronsky. Kitty, having gotten over Vronsky, falls in love with Levin and they get married. The constant mixing of partners is something that goes on throughout the novel until the end. || Pages 1-11, 112-115, turn to just about any page and find something to do with a certain couple ||