Anna Karenina, Part 1, sequence 8, reveals the relationship between Anna and felonsky

The eighth sequence consists of 28 to 34 chapters and reaches the climax of the first part in 29 and 30 chapters When the train stopped in the middle of the station, Anna braved the wind and snow to the platform to relax her tense mood, and met the feronsky who was following her by car He showed her his love and they fell in a passionate but extremely dangerous relationship In addition to describing Anna's desire and anxiety for love with inner monologue, Tolstoy also uses a lot of metaphors to set off the danger that Anna subconsciously feels Anna got on the train, settled herself in her seat, opened the red handbag (mentioned again when Anna committed suicide later), took out the pad, a British novel and a paper cutter, and prepared to read quietly But it's impossible Her mind is always thinking about her relationship with filonsky She is in a trance and half awake state Let's see how Tolstoy describes her inner struggle "At first she couldn't stop to read First, there were people coming and going, and the noise was loud After the train started, she couldn't help but listen to the rumble of the car Then she saw the snow slapping the left window and sticking it to the glass Then she saw the conductor walking by, the top half of his tightly wrapped clothes was covered with snow She heard people talking about how fierce the snowstorm was outside, which distracted her attention Then it was the same old story Repeat: the car shakes, the wheels rattle, the hot steam gets cold and hot, the snow on the window, the same face flashing in the dark, the same voice of some people " Tolstoy used hot and cold contrast to metaphor Anna's anxiety "For a moment, she felt awake She knew that the thin peasant in the long Nanjing cloth jacket with several buttons on his clothes was the boiler man in the car He came in to look at the thermometer A gust of snow blew into the car with him Then everything became blurred again the farmer with a long waist was biting something on the wall with his mouth The old woman stretched her legs straight to the board wall of the carriage The place was full of darkness Later, she heard a terrible rolling sound and thumping sound, which seemed to torture someone Then a dazzling red fire lit up, and finally a high wall covered everything Anna felt her body sinking, but she was not afraid, but happy " Tolstoy used many metaphors and ghostly scenes to describe the love tragedy between Anna and felonsky Chapters 31 to 34 are the end of the first part and the buffer after the climax These chapters tell about Anna's return to her home in Petersburg and her desire to return to her original life But when she saw that her husband and son had changed, she found that they had so many defects She could not contain her love for filonsky, both eager and afraid Similarly, felonsky faced similar confusion He went back to Petersburg, went to the army, reported to the army, and then carefully looked for opportunities to mix in Anna's social circle, hoping to have more opportunities to see her.