SLAV 117H Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Morphine, Wet Nurse
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Tolstoy: russians think that they know everything about art, but they really don"t. Mikhailov is a real artist, thus sees what is real art. Anna asks for his forgiveness, becomes the one she turns to instead of vronsky. Anna doesn"t contemplate death as the male characters do, she sees it as an escape from difficulty (see below) In the midst of all the near deaths, A baby is born; karenin is somehow connected to her. Nikolai is dying and receives news of kitty"s pregnancy. Sending her out to visit vronsky and anna. Vronsky and anna"s place is all western european. Wet nurse = peasant woman that breastfeeds baby for aristocracy; women of nobility do not nurse their own child. Anna portrayed/seen as woman fallen from grace . She has moved in with her lover and had a child with him. Anna is being open and honest, but society disgraces her.