Chapter 24 and 25 of the second part of Anna Karenina

Tolstoy's technique of rendering atmosphere with words is absolutely first-class He can create the ups and downs of the plot through image, metaphor, scene change, rhythm control and other artistic techniques, and lead the story to the climax step by step Let's take a look at Chapter 24 of the second part, which is how to hold the readers' hearts tightly and lead them to the horse racing event in Chapter 25 When feronsky learned that Anna was pregnant with her own child, she was confused They agreed to discuss the response again in the evening Feronsky came out of Anna's house and walked into the carriage in a trance He's going to race at 5:30 p.m In a few hours from here to the start of the game, Tolstoy used 12 small scenes to transition, lengthening the time before the climax, lifting the reader's appetite, and enhancing the empathy of the climax These scenes are as follows: 1 Wake up the sleeping coachman 2 Drive to bryansky's house and leave after five minutes 3 In a hurry, more than a lot of carriages went to see the game 4 Go back to the dormitory and change 5 Go to the stable to find a horse trainer and learn about the situation of Mount feru feru 6 Walk out of the stable and see the end of the second game 7 Passing by the pavilion, there was an upper class audience, including Anna Karenina 8 When I met my brother, I talked about my mother's letter Felonsky was angry at his family's interference in his private affairs 9 When he saw that the horse had been led and was about to pass, he was pulled by his friend and told him that Karenin had come 10 He drew numbers with many players 11 After getting on the horse, I saw several acquaintances among the competitors 12 Ride to the starting line The beginning of Chapter 25 is not very smooth either There are always competitors to rush until the fourth time Although feronsky started a few laps slower, he performed well on his mount and soon surpassed all his rivals to keep ahead Unfortunately, due to a wrong action of felonsky, the horse fell to the ground after crossing the last obstacle and broke its spine This kind of injury can't be cured well We can only shoot the horse at the beginning Felonsky was remorseful for his mistake Tolstoy described, "he felt really unfortunate For the first time in his life, he experienced such a profound misfortune, which he had personally caused and could not make up for " The scene description of horse racing is very wonderful, which is the whole process of experience from the perspective of felonsky Tolstoy inserts several metaphors in this chapter, suggesting that Anna and felonsky will pay for their love.