Recurring Words

The very concept of motifs recurs in The Unbearable Lightness of Being (which in itself is interesting).  So do the simple words associated with those motifs, which I think is an strong stylistic choice on Kundera’s part.  For example, the concept of “lightness of being” comes up time and again in the novel; but so does the simple word “light,” in many forms.  This light sometimes refers to “light” as in feeling weightless, but it also refers to “light” as in visible light.  One example of that is the lamp described at the end of the novel.  Another word that recurs is “unbearable,” which carries a weighty significance throughout the novel because of the title.