Anna Karenina · Character

Grisha

A young son of Stepan and Dolly Oblonsky.

minor

First appearance: part i i

Grisha shows up with force in Chapter III. The page is where that presence becomes real.

The youngest boy, who feels his father's comparative coldness and does not respond warmly to his smile.

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In Chapter III: The youngest boy, who feels his father's comparative coldness and does not respond warmly to his smile. Later, in Anna and Dolly: A Conversation on Infidelity and Forgiveness: The fat little boy,…

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Levin's Social & Family Circle
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Karenin Household & Associates

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

Setup
Escalation
Breaking point
Aftermath
Closing

Levin reaches an emotional and intellectual crisis where his abstract, fearful understanding of death is shatt…

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Chapter III
The youngest boy, who feels his father's comparative coldness and does not respond warmly to his smile.
Anna and Dolly: A Conversation on Infidelity and Forgiveness
The fat little boy, already like his father. He is having a French lesson with Dolly and fidgets with a button on his jacket, which his mother finally pulls off.
Anna at the Oblonskys'
One of the Oblonsky children who clings to Anna, nestling against her and playing with her hair, showing her immediate rapport with them.
VIII
Feels deeply wronged by his punishment for whistling and disobedience. His tears are over the perceived injustice, not the tart, but he is comforted by Tanya's act.
Levin's Pride and Dolly's Misery
Engages in a fierce physical fight with his sister Tanya, his face described as hideous with rage.
IV
Is called by Varenka, an event which interrupts Sergey Ivanovitch's solitary deliberation.
Chapter XV
Present as one of Dolly's children being fed during the conversation.

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See Grisha in part i i

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