Chapter 132
Anna in her first period of emancipation feels unpardonably happy
Anna, in that first period of her emancipation and rapid return to health, felt herself unpardonably happy and full of the joy of life. The thought of her husband’s unhappiness did not poison her happiness. On one side that memory was too awful to be thought of. On the other side her husband’s unhappiness had given her too much happiness to be regretted. The memory of all that had happened after her illness: her reconciliation with her husband, its breakdown, the news of Vronsky’s wound, his visit, the preparations for divorce, the departure from her husband’s house, the parting from…
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Critical Thinking Exercise
Two Temperatures of Bliss
Divide a page: Anna's inner state versus Vronsky's. List what each has and what each hides or cannot name.
Consider:
- •Include sealed memory
- •Include grain of sand
- •Include portrait success
Journaling Prompt
Write about a time you were happy while someone you knew was not.
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