Besides being a good observer, Anna is also a knowledgeable person. She is fond of reading various kinds of books. “She spent a great deal of her time reading,
both novels and such serious literature. She ordered all the books favourably reviewed in the foreign papers and magazines she took in” p.674.
Her hobby of reading and her ability to make a special study from various sources help Vronsky easily find his subject interests on particular fields. “He amazed
at her knowledge and her memory” p.674. Anna‟s capability to memorize many things from the books she has read makes Vronsky impressed on her.
d. Sincere
In the society, Anna makes friends with everybody. Since her husband owns the highest esteem in the government set, Anna is highly exalted by the people
surrounds her. However, she does not feel com fortable being in such position. “It
seemed to her that she and all of them were insincere, and she began to feel so bored and ill at ease with them” p.142. For Anna, having a good reputation by being
deceitful in front of the public will only gain burde ns for someone‟s life.
In the first chapter, it has been explained that Anna and Karenin‟s marriage is arranged by her aunt. Being forced to accept an arranged marriage makes Anna live
under opression and hypocrisy. Therefore, to release herself from opression and deceits, she opts to be honest to herself and to her husband, “…I could not help being
in despair. I listen to you, but I am thinking of him. I love him, I am his mistress”
p.231. After admitting her affair with Vronsky to her husband, she feels so relieved that she does not have to be a deceitful wife any longer.
Although Anna realizes that her affair with Vronsky makes her become a disgraceful woman, she does not regret it for she knows that she has been honest to
herself. “I‟m a bad woman, a wicked woman…but I don‟t like lying, I cannot stand falsehood”p.342. Her statesment shows that Anna is really persistent to uphold
honesty eventhough the honesty itself will bring her a loss of dignity.
e. Heroic
Besides being a sincere person, Anna Karenin also becomes a heroin in Russian history. As a woman whose life is governed by a conservative mind of
society, Anna Karenin has incredible courage to open the way to the freedom of women rights in life.
Having been in an affair with Vronsky, Anna realizes that there are some horrible consequences that she must take with her, “she knew they would not forgive
her, that everything and everybody would be merciless to her” p.313. Although she knows that her husband hates her and that everyone now sees her as a disgraceful
woman in society, she does not lose her determination to love and to live with Vronsky.
When Karenin asks Anna to remain their relationship as before for the sake of saving their reputation as respectable nobles in society, Anna directly gives rejection,
“But our relations cannot be the same as always...I cannot be your wife” pp.342-
343. It shows that Anna is brave enough to fight for her rights as a woman to live on her own dream.
Anna also has bravery to struggle for taking he r son with her, “You want
Seriozha in order to hurt me…You don‟t love him. Leave me Seriozha” p.390. However, Karenin keeps resisting Anna‟s willingness to take Seriozha with her,
“Yes, I have lost my affection for my son, because it is associated with my loathing for you. But all the same I shall take him” p.390.
Anna attempts to accept the reality that she cannot realize her dream to live together with Seriozha. She knows that she and Vronsky have done something wrong
and she has made Karenin wretched. Therefore, in a dying condition, once again, Anna submit her courage to ask forgiveness to Karenin, “I only want your
forgiveness, nothing, nothing more.” She also asks her husband to forgive Vronsky, “Give him your hand. Forgive him” p.439.
Anna‟s bravery to admit her mistakes and to ask his forgiveness mollifies Karenin, and he finally forgives her, “I forgive her completely” p.440. Noticing
Karenin‟s kindness to forgive her, Anna starts to realize that Karenin is actually better than her. He still becomes a dutiful husband and father after being betrayed by her.
Therefore, on Seriozha‟s birthday, Anna secretly comes to Karenin‟s house to satisfy her longing for Seriozha and to tell him to love his father, “You must love
him. He‟s better and kinder than I am, and I have been wicked to him. When you are grown up you will understand” p.566. Although she herself cannot forgive Karenin
