The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera. This is an essay about the lightness and weight of the character Tomas.

The Unbearable Lightness of Being In Milan Kundera's novel, The Unbearable Lightness of Being, there are many different themes that reoccur throughout the novel. Some of these themes include the ideals between the soul and body, individual and world, fortuity and fate, but perhaps the most important theme of the book is the idea of lightness versus weight. The book is titled The Unbearable Lightness of Being for a reason. In this book there are …

…dream woman for Tereza's happiness. He leaves his own freedom (lightness) for her burden (weight), which he knows will result in an end to his erotic adventures. This novel is one of many different themes and no of which are as important as the idea of lightness versus weight. This story of love and sex and whether they have to coincide with each make for a great story about the lightness and weight of life.