The purpose of this paper is to examine the inferiority of the two main characters, Anna and Levin, in Tolstoy's novel 『Anna Karenina』. In this paper, by comparing the causes, development patterns, and methods of overcoming feelings of inferiority...
The purpose of this paper is to examine the inferiority of the two main characters, Anna and Levin, in Tolstoy's novel 『Anna Karenina』. In this paper, by comparing the causes, development patterns, and methods of overcoming feelings of inferiority, ultimately, Tolstoy tried to reveal the message that Tolstoy throws through the feelings of inferiority in the two main characters.
The cause of Anna's inferiority complex is her negative vision of herself, and she decides to commit suicide in order to get revenge on the object that gave her such a negative vision. Not only that, she distorts her relationship and life because of her inferiority complex. On the other hand, Levin does not cling to the object or situation that caused him to feel inferior, but goes to the community to overcome his negative self, discovers the truth of life through spiritual awakening, and leads a different life than before. In the novel, Tolstoy emphasizes that in order to deny self-denial through the attitudes of the two main characters towards the sense of inferiority and to move on to the path of self-innovation, it is necessary to start from the ontological dimension of inferiority and move on to the axiological dimension of inferiority.