Bridging between two novels: The ULB and We

I believe looking at these two novels there are many similarities that bridge and connect them together. In both books the idea of love and sex and privacy are explored and both hold far-from-the-norm views on the subject.

In the Unbearable Lightness of Being, Love and Sex as argued and shown through the main character Tomas, are completely different things and to be emotionally faithful to the one you love does not require sexual fidelity. The idea of sex is taken very lightly through characters such as Tomas and Sabina which reflects their total lightness as a character. This is then in contrast with Tereza, the 'heavy' character of the novel and Tomas' wife, who believes the opposite and is forever emotionally punished by Tomas's many liaisons.

In We, love and sex are also two different entities, the idea of love is forbidden by the state and sex is merely looked upon as a duty, something that is to be done if handed a pink slip. D-503 breaks this rule when he falls in love with I-330, another cipher seeking rebellion from the system.

Privacy is also another major theme in the two books as in We, we learn that every building, house and infrastructure is made up of glass, completely see-through for the whole of the state to see to ensure every cipher leads a completely open life in the spotlight and in The Unbearable Lightness of Being, private conversations are broadcast over the radio to show control and dominance and the lack of privacy.