"Happy families are all similar, unhappy families have their own misfortunes."
This quote comes from the novel Anna Karenina by the Russian literary magnate Leo Tolstoy. It tells the story of marriage and family life in secular society.
"Anna Karenina" tells the story of the 19th century Russian serfdom era, the young noblewoman Anna and the aristocratic single young Vronsky an affair, the two people from acquaintance and love to hate each other, and even anna died in the tragedy of life.
Sometimes, love may be the cure. However, love can also become a poison that cannot be quit.
Today, more than 100 years later, the work is still thought-provoking and sobering.
One. Loveless marriage
The novel begins with the crisis in the marriage of Anna's brother Stepan and his wife Dolly, leading to Anna's husband.
"Stepan lived a life of debauchery, young, but occupied a decent and well-paid position in the government apparatus, which was introduced by the husband of his sister Anna, who held a major position in the government."
It can be seen that Anna's husband is a high-ranking government official, holding an important position, and Anna is a veritable noblewoman.
Later, also from the mouth of Anna's brother, we learned that Anna was less than 20 years old and married Karenin, who had a high political status under the arrangement of her family. The husband is more than a teenager than Anna, is passionate about politics, values fame and prestige, is serious about self-denial, conscientious and meticulous about his work, and is very indifferent to his children's affection.
Even if Anna later had an affair, the husband did not think of winning Anna's change of heart, he thought that showing jealousy and sadness was detrimental to dignity. He stressed that he had the responsibility to maintain the integrity of the family, fulfill his legal and religious obligations as a husband, and warned Anna that "betraying the family will be severely punished", which made Anna, who had originally restrained her love and hesitated, hate her husband even more, and from her husband's eyes, Anna could not feel the slightest love and reluctance.
There is no love between Anna and her husband, only responsibilities and obligations, they are good partners and have a common son. With her husband in a high position of power, Anna was able to freely enter and leave high society, and was praised and even admired by everyone. Anna's life is calm and unwavering. It was not until the emergence of the young talent Vronsky that Anna's life began to experience great twists and turns.
Liang Yongan, a professor at Fudan University, commented on the novel "The Veil" by the British writer Maugham, and had this sentence:
"Most loveless marriages will erupt into a romantic infidelity."
That kind of emotionless day every year, once it encounters a strong temptation, it will suddenly ripple in the heart, and it is difficult to control itself.
In "The Veil", the heroine Katie meets Townsend, and in this episode Anna meets Vronsky.
Two. Perfect lover
Anna's first encounter with Vronsky was at the train station. Anna was entrusted by her brother to come to Moscow to mediate the discord between her brother and sister-in-law. Anna stepped out of the carriage and passed by Vronsky, who couldn't help but look at it a few more times and was immediately mesmerized by Anna.
In that brief glance, Vronsky had noticed a suppressed anger flowing over her face, between her sparkling eyes and the faint smile that had bent her lips. It was as if there was an excess of vitality pervading her whole body and mind, against her will, sometimes in the flashes of her eyes, sometimes in her smile.
Vronsky fell in love with Anna at first sight. When they met again at the ball and the two danced together, Vronsky could not put it down any longer, and chased Anna's footsteps to Petersburg, where he embarked on a passionate pursuit of Anna.
From then on, as long as anna appeared, Vronsky was bound to be present.
The handsome Vronsky had many affairs. Before meeting Anna, he was having a hot fight with The Duke Lady Kitty. He understands the psychology of young girls, and a little charm and thoughtfulness fascinate girls. Kitty rejects the marriage proposal for Vronsky, thinking that Vronsky will propose to her, but in the blink of an eye Vronsky falls in love with her husband, Anna.
Anna had morally blamed herself, restrained herself, suppressed her feelings. She didn't want to be sorry for her husband and son. But finally, in her husband's cold, indifferent attitude, in the disappointment and hatred of her hypocritical husband, Anna threw herself into Vronsky's arms.
It must be admitted that the mercurial Vronsky did not play a trick this time, he was really in love and willing to give everything for Anna.
Anna felt the happiness and sweetness of love in her young and enthusiastic lover. She left her apologies for her husband and son behind, and only wanted to live with her lover.
Three. Love keeps together
Anna and Vronsky's affair became a hot topic in high-society circles, anna's husband felt disgraced, and sternly warned Anna that she should restrain herself properly and save her reputation; on the other hand, Vronsky's mother and brother tried to persuade Vronsky to leave Anna and seek a future.
Anna and Vronsky were like glue, inseparable, completely oblivious to these.
Anna became pregnant with Vronsky's child, contracted puerperal fever during childbirth, and nearly died. Feeling that she would soon die, Anna begged her husband's forgiveness at her bedside. In a time of crisis, the husband forgives Anna and her lover. Vronsky was ashamed and in pain, raised a gun and committed suicide.
At this point in the story, the end of the upper part of the novel, if it is the ending of Anna and Vronsky, it is not impossible.
But the reason why "Anna Karenina" has become a famous book is that the author wants to reveal the truth of life.
Vronsky did not hit the nail on the head, and after healing, the wound recovered. Anna miraculously survived after surviving a dangerous period of several days.
Anna and Vronsky, who survived the disaster, took their newborn daughters abroad for a vacation. At this point, Anna completely left her husband, but never ended the marriage relationship.
Today, we, free to marry, may not understand why Anna and her husband are not divorced. Since there are no feelings at all, and the marriage is broken and irreparable, why can't we give each other freedom?
In 19th-century Russia and Europe, high-class social development lovers were common, but it was not easy to jeopardize marriage, it was not easy to get a divorce, involving religious taboos, family interests, property, reputation, etc. Anna's husband was conservative, strict religious believers. He thought about divorce and eventually denied it and disagreed with the divorce.
Four. The destruction of love
Anna lived a happy life with her lover Vronsky and her daughter abroad.
At first, Anna felt happy from the bottom of her heart, she loved Vronsky more and more, she was far away from the social circle, leaving her dear son. She was immersed in her love affair with her lover.
She considered everything he said, thought and did to be particularly noble, particularly noble. Her admiration for him often frightened herself: she had searched for his inadequacies, but had not found any of them. She did not dare to show him her inferiority complex. She felt that if he knew this, he would probably no longer love him; she was now afraid of nothing, only of losing his love.
She was not afraid of anything now, only of losing his love.
Yes, in order to be with her lover, she betrayed her family, abandoned her son, and was also abandoned by high society. Lovers are her everything.
For Vronsky, he once gave up his career for Anna, alienated family and friends, and gained love and short-lived happiness.
Vronsky's family concept has always been indifferent, and he hopes that love is the honey added to life, not the shackles. After living with Anna, he also wants to take responsibility, to be Anna's legal husband, to be the blood and even the legal father of the child. However, Anna was unable to divorce her husband because of her stubbornness and vengeance.
Although Vronsky fully fulfilled his long-cherished wish, he did not feel very happy. He soon felt that the happiness given to him by the fulfillment of his long-cherished wish was only a drop in the ocean compared to the happiness he had hoped for.
However, the good times did not last long. Anna and her lover are like ordinary couples and couples, from the beginning of satisfaction and happiness, gradually there are quarrels, confessions, reconciliations, and quarrels, and any trivial matter can cause unhappiness. If Vronsky had come home late, or attended a dinner party and had a party, Anna would have asked the truth:
"Are there any women at the dinner?"
"Does he miss me and forgive me for my loneliness at home?"
"Did he meet with other women behind my back?"
From time to time, she wants to confirm from her lover's eyes and conversation whether the other party still loves her madness.
Suspicious, Anna was angry with Vronsky from time to time, looking for reasons to vent. She blamed him for all the pain in her heart. She endured the torments of waiting in Moscow, where she could not get to the ground. Her separation from her son was also to blame.
Anna and her lover have a grudge against each other, and Vronsky is not satisfied with just love, he needs to communicate, he needs a career. It's normal, love is only a small part of life for men, and once they get it, they don't want to bother about it anymore.
Anna is different, love has become all she has. She was caught up in the mix of losses and needed morphine at night to fall asleep. She was sometimes mean, sometimes forcing herself to remain calm and indifferent. Vronsky felt tired and bored. He began to avoid Anna and make excuses to go out...
"I want love, but there is no love." So it's all over, and it should be over. ”
Anna's last words to her lover were: "You will regret this." ”
Then Anna came to the train station alone and jumped off the tracks when the train arrived...
Anna wants to use this way to make Vronsky remember her forever, and she wants her lover to remember her love for her in pain and regret.
This pair of lovers, who have experienced life and death and challenged secular ethics, eventually break up.
Anna died, and her wish to punish her lover came true. But can she use her life to awaken her lover's love and remembrance?
Yes, he was miserable. However, what he regretted, he thought, was probably: if life could be repeated, he would not choose this love.
He tried to recall the first time he had met her at the station. At that time, she seemed mysterious and moving, she longed for happiness, pursued happiness, and gave happiness to others, not like the cold and ruthless look that left in his mind at the last moment of her life. He tried to remember the good times with her, but those times had been forever ruined. All he remembered was her triumphant intimidation that he would regret it for the rest of his life. At this time he no longer felt a toothache, and the uncontrollable crying distorted his face.
Vronsky lost his lover and child (he and Anna's daughter were taken away by Anna's husband) and felt lifeless, described as withered. Finally he joined the volunteers and ran to the battlefield.
Write to the end:
Anna's initial desire and pursuit of love was brave, and although the world did not advocate it, it was mostly understandable. Anna's tragedy lies precisely in the fact that she regards love as life and loses herself. She forgot her responsibilities as a mother, ignored the obligations and compromises she needed to undertake within the framework of the marriage relationship, in the social relationship in which she lived.
If you take love too seriously, you will only be trapped in the heart, even if you lose it, it is better than self-torture.
In life, there are still many things to do, and there are many people who deserve to be loved.
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