Anna Karenina · Character
Laska
Levin's skilled and beloved hunting dog.
minor
Also known as Gray old Laska, Old Laska
First appearance: part iv viii
Laska shows up with force in Levin's Return Home. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The setter bitch greets Levin excitedly upon his arrival.
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In Levin's Return Home: The setter bitch greets Levin excitedly upon his arrival. Later, in XXVII: Seeks comfort from Levin, her presence…
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See Laska in part iv viiiCharacter Web
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Wider Society & Minor Characters
- Levin's Social & Family Circle
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Rising action.
- 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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See Laska in part iv viii