Melody answers “am i the only one who felt like Tolstoy...”

Emna El Mokhtar asked this question about Anna Karenina:

am i the only one who felt like Tolstoy was portraying himself through Levin ? and that, well, Levin is the principle character of the book ?

Melody That was exactly my first impression! Even if you cast aside Levin's eventual acceptance of faith, there's also the fact that Tolstoy uses him almost …moreThat was exactly my first impression! Even if you cast aside Levin's eventual acceptance of faith, there's also the fact that Tolstoy uses him almost exclusively to push a philosophical/political agenda by detailing all of the (tedious) conversations he and friends take part in.

On top of that, if you compare Levin's portrayal to others... Dolly's "none-too-bright", Anna's jealous/paranoid/bipolar flaws, Kitty's childish innocence, or even Stepan's carelessness/infidelity, or Alexei's discompassionate manner... Levin is by far the most likable out of all of the ensemble. He is described as "a bit cracked", but that's extremely minor in comparison, don't you think? Writers always put themselves in the best light.(less)

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