Agnes subtracts from her self everything that is exterior and borrowed, in order to come closer to her sheer essence {even with the risk that zero lurks at the bottom of the subtraction}. Laura's method is precisely the opposite: in order to make her self ever more visible, perceivable, seizable, sizeable, she keeps adding to it more and more attributes and she attempts to identify herself with them {with the risk that the essence of the self may be buried by the additional attributes}.
In Milan Kundera's "Immortality," the contrasting approaches of Agnes and Laura highlight different perspectives on self-identity. Agnes focuses on stripping away external influences and borrowed attributes, aiming to uncover her true essence. This process, though risky, allows her to confront her fundamental nature, even as it threatens to leave her with an emptiness if taken too far.
On the other hand, Laura seeks to enhance her identity by accumulating various attributes...
