Somebody once stated, “I’m going on an adventure!” His adventure took him to a far away land with different people to meet and intriguing new places to see. The people he met turned him into the person we all know and love, Bilbo Baggins (The Hobbit). Adventure is just another word for a self-seeking journey; a journey is where we meet new people that inspire us and change us into the people we were always meant to be. In the novels Siddhartha and Purple Hibiscus, the characters Siddhartha and Kambili both experience different struggles and obstacles that change their perspective on life. In the novel Siddhartha, the author Herman Hesse writes about a boy who seeks enlightenment and the true meaning of Self. Siddhartha, a young boy, and his friend, Govinda set off on a journey with the desire to find spiritual enlightenment. In the novel Purple Hibiscus, by Chimamanda Adichie, Kambili is set free from her father’s abusive restraints and demanding life, and in the novel, she is introduced to a life without schedules and academic expectations. Siddhartha and Kambili are both set free to make their own decisions, and they choose their own individual paths. In their respective lives, they meet new people who inspire them to change and become new and different people.
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Historically, Kambili lived to please her father, a wealthy businessman who held power in their town by donating to churches and giving to the less fortunate. Kambili and her brother, Jaja are expected to uphold the family title when they are out in public. At school, Kambili is expected to be top of her class, “...I carried a bigger load- the worry of making sure I came first this term” (Adichie 52). She constantly worried that she would not be able to please Papa. She believes that if Papa is pleased then God would be pleased too. When the Christmas season began, Kambili’s
Along Siddhartha’s new found path of spiritual …show more content…
Historically, Kambili lived to please her father, a wealthy businessman who held power in their town by donating to churches and giving to the less fortunate. Kambili and her brother, Jaja are expected to uphold the family title when they are out in public. At school, Kambili is expected to be top of her class, “...I carried a bigger load- the worry of making sure I came first this term” (Adichie 52). She constantly worried that she would not be able to please Papa. She believes that if Papa is pleased then God would be pleased too. When the Christmas season began, Kambili’s