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Anna Karenina · Character

Mitya

The infant son of Levin and Kitty.

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First appearance: part viii i

Mitya shows up with force in Chapter VI. The page is where that presence becomes real.

The hungry, screaming infant whose needs dictate Kitty's movements; his feeding brings a profound, calming connection with his mother.
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In Chapter VI: The hungry, screaming infant whose needs dictate Kitty's movements; his feeding brings a profound, calming connection with his mother. Later, in Levin's Purpose in Country Life: Mentioned as Levin's…

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See Mitya in part viii i

Character Web

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SAStepan Arkadye…AAAnna Arkadyevn…KSKitty Shcherba…KDKonstantin Dmi…SISergey Ivanovi…MIMitya

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Levin's Social & Family Circle
  • Protagonist

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SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • 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 Mitya in part viii i
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