Throughout the novel, there a many different themes. The book starts with "all happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way"(part 1 ch.1), which introduces the themes of marriage, love, and family life. Moral, religious, class and society themes are also some themes in the novel. The novel follows three families, the Oblonskys, the Karenins(both families from the city), and the Levins(from the country). All three families have their problems, but the Levins, although having a rather rough start before and after their wedding, seem to be the happiest of all three families.
             Yet another theme of the novel is that of city versus country living. Throughout the whole novel, there seems to be different views of city life and country life. City life is more complex and there are more problems. The scenes from the city are not all blissful, and the people from the city view life in a different way than the ones from the country. The differences can be seen between Oblonsky and Levin. The two have many differences that revolve not only around work, the meaning of work, but also the meaning of life and marriage. Although they disagree on many issues, they stay friends since they've been friends for such a long time.
             The scenes in the city are different from the scenes from other scenes in the country. The scenes in the city are more complex, while the scenes in the country are quite good and simple. For example, Anna and Vronsky began a mutual flirtation at a ball in the city; they even consummate their love in the city. This is a complicated situation because Anna is married and affairs are forbidden. While In the country, Levin becomes extremely satisfied by a simple task such as cutting the grass, before drinking that well-deserved dirty river water. In book one, Levin is upset by Kitty's rejection to marry him, which occurs in the city. He heads back to his farm in the country to reshap...