Conflict In Siddhartha

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This book main character is Siddhartha, the son of Brahman. Siddhartha was kind, humble and, intelligent guy. He gave happiness for other people, but he never felt happiness in his life. He realized there is something missing in his life. Siddhartha left his family’s home and spend his life in the forest. During his lifetime, he learned about many concepts from People, nature, and himself. In this book, the main conflict is humanity vs spirituality.

After Siddhartha left Govinda, he started finding ways to get the enlightenments. The first thing, he first thing he found was to view nature as a child, and start to appreciate what surrounded him. This was a turning point for siddartha, because he became calm and happy.”I have really awakened and I have just born today,” (pg.22). He started his
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Siddartha started living with the Ferryman. The Ferryman was a wise man. The Ferryman listen a lot, but talk a little. Siddhartha became happy and he started helping people by moving them across the river. Siddartha and Ferryman listened the river and Siddhartha became amazed by the river response. He became peaceful, calm, and happy person.

The fourth conflicts started when Gotama, and kamala died. Siddhartha had the responsibility to take care his own child. Siddhartha loved his child so much. He started letting the child to do whatever he wants. The child didn't like his father and didn't want to become one of him. So, he left his father house. Siddhartha tried to find him. but couldn't locate him.

In this books there are two kinds of Conflicts, which are internal and external conflicts. Siddhartha was struggling to balance his needing and society. Siddartha internal conflicts made him to lose his peace and made him become restless. His external conflicts were money, Kamala, Kamaswami, and the community that he involved in. This cost him to lose his spiritual life. He learned to pay attention for his

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