Paul

SECTION 5 - LIGHTNESS AND WEIGHT
1 Explain the story of Sophocles` Oedipus and it`s relevance to the current political the current situation and to the story line of the novel?
Oedipus sleeps with his mother and kills his father without knowing its his mother or father in the end he cant stand the guilt and kills himself . In the book we wonder if people who have donde evil deeds feel the guilt as well

FIND FIVE QUOTES TO BACK UP YOUR IDEAS.

LOTS OF INFORMATION REQUIRED!!

2 Why does Tomas lose his job?
He writes against the communists


3 Why do the police want to humiliate Tomas?

4 Tomas describes surgery as `Ess muss sein` or It must be! What do you think this means? Why does he give this up? How is this reference to Beethoven related to other aspects of the novel?

5 Explain how Tomas rejects heaviness.

6 How many woman has Tomas slept with?

7 How does he view these women? Whay does he compare these women to?

8 Describe some of the woman that he meets. Discuss what he thinks of them.

9 What part of his memory does Tereza ocupy?

10 What two men admire Tomas and why?

11 What events had caused him to become estranged from Tereza?

12 What does Tereza suggests they do?

13 Why does Tomas not want to upset Tereza?

14 Tomas decides to leave any happiness behind for Tereza. Why?