BOOKS CAN CHANGE YOUR LIFE #2 ANNA KARENINA BETWEEN LOVE AND SOCIETY

Greta Garbo as Anna Karenina, source

WHY TO READ "FAT" BOOKS? 

Somebody said to you that you should read Anna Karenina. Unfortunately, you don't have much time. This classic is too big for you. But, you shouldn't think like that. That's catch when it comes to Leo Tolstoy - it takes time, but that is also a big part of beauty. 

You get to know characters, you fall in love with them, you spend your time with them. They are here for you in each corner of your life. The same is with Anna. You get to know her. You became friends. You light deepness of her soul. You see inside her. You understand her dilemma. You start to question yourself what would you do if you were her. This book is not "fat" anymore. Is yours. Always yours. Anna is now your friend.  

How big it can be, source

CAN YOU LOVE WHEN EVERYBODY  WATCHING? 

Anna is in love with another man, that is not her husband. She didn't choose who is she going to marry. They choose for her. Now is time for her to make choice. But, is she strong enough? She feels in love with Vronsky. She starts a relationship with him even if she knows that whole society would judge her. Her choice is love. 

Tolstoy is master in describing what happens in Anna's head, how big is her failure and her load. She thinks about the child she has with her husband. She thinks about her reputation. She thinks about the society. But anyway, she starts a new life with Vronsky. But all of this thoughts can't take her away from decision. 

She is ready to go on. The society that judges her is much worse than she is. But all it mathers in a society like this is to have clear face for others, to hide your imperfections. To be just mask of yourself. Not to show your real feelings. But what if you are human? If you can't take it anymore. Why should we understand Anna? Because she is a simple human beeing with a need for affection. Because she doesn't lie. She is honest with the world.

Leo Tolstoy, source

COULD SHE HANDLE WITH DARK CLOUDS? 

Anna started the yourney. Eventually, she started to suspect. The worst thing was she wasn't sure in love of Vronsky anymore. Thats how devil tempted her. Non of this wasn't true. Her image of herself started to be distorted. She was another Anna that nobody understanded. Selfish and egoistic. She suffered deeplly because of it. She was on the edge. 

And then the strange dream came. And strange idea. She had a taught of killing herself. She wanted to jump under the train. When she made her first step, she relised that everything could be just fine. But, unfortunatelly it was too late. She fllatened and got killed. Her last wishes were the best ones. She taught everything could be well again in that tiny tany last moment.

On the train station, source

Could it be all well again? Could society understand? Could Anna handle the rumors? She was fragile enough to feel all the pain. She couldn't take it. That's why we should forgive her. We should not judge her. We should be on her side. She choose love. 

It is interesting that real Anna Karenina existed. Tolstoy new her destiny, he wanted to catch it and described it. He wanted to understand her soul. And he did it. Thanks to it, now we can feel Anna life too. That's why you should take that fat book and start to read it, not thinking about wasting your time, because you are not wasting it. You are just getting something worth that anybody cant take away from you.  

Anna and Vronsky, source

So, be brave. Start your reading journey. Let yourself feel the each page of the book. Believe me it is worth enough!