The Book of Laughter and Forgetting Learning Guide: Table of Contents
Introduction
Themes
Quotes
Memory and the Past
Memory and the Past Quotes
Transformation
Transformation Quotes
Life, Consciousness, and Existence
Life, Consciousness, and Existence Quotes
Isolation
Isolation Quotes
Language and Communication
Language and Communication Quotes
Love
Love Quotes
Sex
Sex Quotes
Women and Femininity
Women and Femininity Quotes
Versions of Reality
Versions of Reality Quotes
Politics
Politics Quotes
Summary
Part I
Part II
Part III
Part IV
Part V
Part VI
Part VII
Brief Summary
Characters
Milan Kundera
Mirek
Mirek's Timeline
Karel
Tamina
Tamina's Timeline
The Student
The Student's Timeline
Jan
Jan's Timeline
Zdena
Marketa
Eva
Mama
Gabrielle and Michelle
Madame Raphael
Sarah
Ludvik Kundera
R.
Hugo
Bibi
Themes
Quotes
Memory and the Past
Memory and the Past Quotes
Transformation
Transformation Quotes
Life, Consciousness, and Existence
Life, Consciousness, and Existence Quotes
Isolation
Isolation Quotes
Language and Communication
Language and Communication Quotes
Love
Love Quotes
Sex
Sex Quotes
Women and Femininity
Women and Femininity Quotes
Versions of Reality
Versions of Reality Quotes
Politics
Politics Quotes
Summary
Part I
Part II
Part III
Part IV
Part V
Part VI
Part VII
Brief Summary
Characters
Milan Kundera
Mirek
Mirek's Timeline
Karel
Tamina
Tamina's Timeline
The Student
The Student's Timeline
Jan
Jan's Timeline
Zdena
Marketa
Eva
Mama
Gabrielle and Michelle
Madame Raphael
Sarah
Ludvik Kundera
R.
Hugo
Bibi
Raphael
The Boat Boy
Kristyna
The Poets
Edwige
Victor Passer
Barbara
Hanna
The Clevis Family
Character Clues
Character Roles (Protagonist, Antagonist...)
Analysis
Symbolism, Imagery, Allegory
Children
Clementis' Hat
The Circle Dance
The Border
Setting
Narrator Point of View
Genre
Tone
Writing Style
What's Up With the Title?
What's Up With the Ending?
Tough-o-Meter
Plot Analysis
Booker's Seven Basic Plots Analysis
Three-Act Plot Analysis
Trivia
Steaminess Rating
Allusions
Study Questions
Best of the Web
Module Quizzes
Quotes (What Was Said)
Quotes (What Was Said) True or False
Themes (For the Most Part)
Themes (For the Most Part) True or False
Symbols
Symbols True or False
Things That Can't Be Erased...Or Can They?
Things That Can't Be Erased...Or Can They? True or False
Things That Wouldn't Happen in a Normal Novel
Things That Wouldn't Happen in a Normal Novel True or False
Essay
The Boat Boy
Kristyna
The Poets
Edwige
Victor Passer
Barbara
Hanna
The Clevis Family
Character Clues
Character Roles (Protagonist, Antagonist...)
Analysis
Symbolism, Imagery, Allegory
Children
Clementis' Hat
The Circle Dance
The Border
Setting
Narrator Point of View
Genre
Tone
Writing Style
What's Up With the Title?
What's Up With the Ending?
Tough-o-Meter
Plot Analysis
Booker's Seven Basic Plots Analysis
Three-Act Plot Analysis
Trivia
Steaminess Rating
Allusions
Study Questions
Best of the Web
Module Quizzes
Quotes (What Was Said)
Quotes (What Was Said) True or False
Themes (For the Most Part)
Themes (For the Most Part) True or False
Symbols
Symbols True or False
Things That Can't Be Erased...Or Can They?
Things That Can't Be Erased...Or Can They? True or False
Things That Wouldn't Happen in a Normal Novel
Things That Wouldn't Happen in a Normal Novel True or False
Essay