... its release received a mix critical reception, with Russian critics either condemning or applauding the novel primarily on its views of Russian society. Thematically, the novel parallels its heroine's, Anna Karenina, moral and social conflicts with Constantin Levin's internal struggle to find the meaning of life. There are many others underlying themes which links the novel as a whole, yet many critics at the ... time only looked upon its critical view of Russian life. Henry James called Tolstoy's novels as "loose and baggy monsters' of stylessness, but Tolstoy stated of Anna Karenina "...

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... Charles would not be able to fulfill her desires. Therefore, the purpose of including Charles and Karenin in the novels is to help characterize Anna and Emma as being incapable of dealing with monotony of an ordinary life. Rodolphe and Count Alexey Vronsky are the "lovers- in Anna Karenina and Madame Bovary. The primary purpose for their inclusion in the novel is to highlight show ... roles may be, the actions by the heroines toward these characters further illustrate their personalities. Anna's conduct toward the bearded train-slave-peasant in Anna Karenina and Emma's behaviour toward th...

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