The article reflects the characteristics of the characters of the main characters in the novels "Anna Karenina" by L.N. Tolstoy and the "Owner" of John Galsworthy. In the novel by L.N. Tolstoy, female images are grouped around the character image of Anna Karenina, which allows him to be revealed as much as possible in interaction with other characters. Minor characters have a slightly different addiction. The image of Anna contains the features of Betsy, Varenka and Madame Stahl, Agafya Mikhailovna - Kitty, and, interacting in a complex, they reflect a "family thought."