Kundera's Unbearable Lightness of Being
Sabina’s Unbearable Lightness of Being and how it differs from other Lightness’In Milan Kundera’s novel, The Unbearable Lightness of Being, each of the four main characters experience the “lightness of being” and react to that lightness in a different manner. Sabina is a character that lives her life for herself. By not conforming to the many expectations that people and society have placed on her throughout her life she is able to maintain her individuality. She receives pleasure and comfort by betraying the major forces in her life such as her parents and the communist regime. However, Sabina is the only character who faces the “unbearable lightness of being,” as compared with characters such as Tomas and Franz who find much more happiness in the lightness of being. Sabina’s realization of the unbearable lightness of being begins with Franz’s decision to inform his wife, Marie-Claude, of his nine-month affair with Sabina. Franz felt by telling his wife the truth he is lifting the burden of lies from his being. This would allow him to feel a new lightness of being. Sabina, on the other hand, now believes that her life, once hidden from everyone but herself and Franz, would now become the public spectacle for anyone t
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Approximate Word count = 1398
Approximate Pages = 6 (250 words per page double spaced)
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