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The Unbearable Lightness of Being
Milan Kundera
Study Guide
Summary
Plot Overview
Summary & Analysis
Part 1: Lightness and Weight
Part 2: Soul and Body
Part 3: Words Misunderstood
Part 4: Soul and body
Part 5: Lightness and Weight
Part 6: The Grand March
Part 7: Karenin's Smile
Characters
Character List
Tomas
Tereza
Sabina
Franz
Main Ideas
Themes
Key Facts
Quotes
Important Quotations Explained
Further Study
Context
Full Book Quiz
Section Quizzes
Plot Overview
Part 1: Lightness and Weight
Part 2: Soul and Body
Part 3: Words Misunderstood
Part 4: Soul and body
Part 5: Lightness and Weight
Part 6: The Grand March
Part 7: Karenin's Smile
Character List
Analysis of Major Characters
Themes, Symbols, and Motifs
Context
Study Questions
Suggestions for Further Reading
Writing Help
How to Write Literary Analysis
Suggested Essay Topics
How to Cite This SparkNote
Further study
Character List Quiz
Character List Quiz
1
of 5
Who is the chief protagonist of the novel?
Tomas
Tereza
Sabina
Franz
2
of 5
Which of the following words does not apply to Tomas?
Doctor
Independent
Womanizer
Communist
3
of 5
What causes Tereza to feel fulfillment?
Freedom
Photography
Family
Meditation
4
of 5
Sabina lives her life as an attack on what?
Art
Kitsch
Freedom
Communism
5
of 5
As which of the following does Franz identify himself?
Sentimental
Communist
Liberal
Ordinary
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CHARACTERS
Tomas: Character Analysis
MAIN IDEAS
Important Quotations Explained
MAIN IDEAS
Themes
FURTHER STUDY
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