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Anna Karenina Haikus: Part 4, chapters 16-20

Laurel Osterkamp · May 16, 2023

 

Things get intense in the second third of Part Four, with a near-death, a fumbled suicide attempt, and a baby who isn’t thriving. But it could be worse. Everyone survives, at least for now.

16. Levin shows Kitty his diary

We can’t have secrets.

Sex? God? My soul isn’t pure.

Will you still love me?

17. Anna nearly dies after giving birth, so Alexey goes to her

Easy to forgive

Someone who’s about to die.

Find your peace, Anna.

 

18. Vronsky’s humiliated, so he shoots himself in the chest, but only wounds his shoulder.

Idiotic! Missed!

Thought my day couldn’t get worse

#notcool #ohwell #fails

19. Anna survives, and that makes things messy for Alexey

Glad I forgave

But now what? Anna’s not changed

And there’s the baby.

20. Anna’s mad that she can’t nurse her baby, and she takes it out on Alexey

I begged to nurse her

Do go away, Alexey

Why didn’t I die?

 

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