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The Unbearable Lightness of Being
Milan Kundera
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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
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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
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Themes, Symbols, and Motifs Quiz
1
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Kundera's philosophy of lightness contrasts with the philosophy of eternal return, which was established by whom?
Plato
Kant
Nietzsche
Parmenides
2
of 5
What message does Kundera convey about extreme ideological or political parties?
They are necessary
They are all alike
They are ineffective
They do not exist
3
of 5
What do the lighter characters in the novel view as creative?
Sexuality
Identities
Politics
Romance
4
of 5
Feminist critics draw attention to ways in which Kundera associates sexual activity with what?
Violence
Gendered behaviors
Both A and B
Love
5
of 5
Which of the following item does not carry symbolic meaning in the novel?
Book
Feather
Suitcase
Hat
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