Anna deeply loves her son, Seryozha, who is her child with Karenin. Anna does not want to give up custody of Seryozha, which she would have to do if she and Karenin officially got divorced, since this is Karenin’s primary stipulation. But as her relationship with Vronsky intensifies, Anna abandons Seryozha. Seryozha still loves Anna, despite everything. However, as Seryozha grows up, he focuses instead on his relationship with his father. Anna visits him briefly, which reminds Seryozha how much he loves her. However, he ultimately tries to repress his emotions, pushing away his feelings of loss and rejection and committing himself to his own life, that is, one without his mother. Although she abandons him, Anna still feels a much deeper emotional bond with her son than with Annie, her daughter.
Sergei Alexeich (Seryozha) Karenin Quotes in Anna Karenina
The Anna Karenina quotes below are all either spoken by Sergei Alexeich (Seryozha) Karenin or refer to Sergei Alexeich (Seryozha) Karenin. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Part 1, Chapter 32
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And the son, just like the husband, produced in Anna a feeling akin to disappointment. She had imagined him better than he was in reality. She had to descend to reality to enjoy him as he was.
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Sergei Alexeich (Seryozha) Karenin Quotes in Anna Karenina
The Anna Karenina quotes below are all either spoken by Sergei Alexeich (Seryozha) Karenin or refer to Sergei Alexeich (Seryozha) Karenin. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Part 1, Chapter 32
Quotes
And the son, just like the husband, produced in Anna a feeling akin to disappointment. She had imagined him better than he was in reality. She had to descend to reality to enjoy him as he was.
Related Characters:
Page Number and Citation:
Explanation and Analysis: