Tereza’s struggle to reconcile her physical self with her spiritual identity, often looking in the mirror to find where "she" begins.
A successful surgeon and womanizer. He embodies "Lightness" but is constantly pulled toward "Weight" by his love for Tereza. The Unbearable Lightness of Being
Kundera defines kitsch as the "absolute denial of shit." It is the aesthetic ideal where all the unpleasant aspects of existence are ignored (e.g., political propaganda or overly sentimental art). Tereza’s struggle to reconcile her physical self with