Is Kamala Like Siddhartha

How far can love take someone?
In the world there different types of religions and spiritualities; in this book Hesse, the author, uses a mixture of Hinduism and Buddhism. Siddhartha is a rich man who feels like there is more to life, so he goes on a journey in search of enlightenment. When Siddhartha asks his father he does not completely agree; however his mind is changed by Siddhartha’s determined decision to leave. Govinda accompanies Siddhartha on his trip until they part ways; however Siddhartha is not lonely for long he meets Kamala, and Siddhartha starts to leave his samana ways. He becomes rich by becoming business partners with Kamaswami; however all the materialistic items almost make him disgusted.After leaving Kamala behind he …show more content…
It was necessary for Siddhartha to leave his family, so that he could satisfy the craving,the thirst for knowledge, that he had possessed for a great portion of his life. “You will go into the forest and become a Samana. If you find bliss in the forest, come back and teach it to me. If you find disillusionment, come back and we shall again offer sacrifices to the gods together.”(Herman 12) He might have left his father still that does not mean he did not love his father. Siddhartha loved his father a tremendous amount; however did he love his father too much? In the book Siddhartha has had to leave other people that he loves deeply like his lifelong friend Govinda. Govinda left with Siddhartha to go to with the Samanas and spent three years with them. Within those three years Govinda suffered a great deal with Siddhartha, they both starved themselves and purposely inflicted pain on themselves. It is clearly seen how much they care for each other based on how willing they were to go on this painful path together in a attempt to reach enlightenment. Even though they loved each other greatly they decided to part ways because of their different opinions on how to reach