Anna Karenina · Character
Mademoiselle Linon
The elderly former governess of the Shcherbatsky sisters.
minor
Also known as Mlle. Linon
First appearance: I
Mademoiselle Linon shows up with force in I. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Mentioned as the French governess with whom Stiva was carrying on an intrigue, which was the cause of the domestic crisis.
Mademoiselle Linon first appears in 0000 part i i.
In I: Mentioned as the French governess with whom Stiva was carrying on an intrigue, which was the cause of the domestic crisis.
Later, in Levin's Past and Present: The Shtcherbatsky Household and His Love for Kitty: Appears as part of the mysterious, idealized domestic routine of the Shtcherbatsky household, accompanying the young ladies on their outings.
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Narrative arc
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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- I
- Levin's Past and Present: The Shtcherbatsky Household and His Love for Kitty
- The Skating Rink
- XV
- Chapter XVI
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