Literary Analysis Siddhartha

Siddhartha Analysis

Siddhartha is a truly complex story with a man who goes from a curious young man to an knowledgeable father. Siddhartha contains many emotions, ups and downs, and complex inner change. In many ways I can relate to Siddhartha and his journey. He reminds me of myself and the journey I went on that would cause me to learn new perspectives. The deep emotion and pain that is suffered represents many whose lives are affected by new experiences. The unique descriptions and imagery of the characters emotions help give a unique reading experience. The ups and downs in Siddhartha would represent life and growing up as the characters has their conflicts. Imagery would be used a lot in Siddhartha and helped bring a lot of life into the stories direction. Siddhartha is described as, “the handsome son of the Brahman and having “the luminous forehead, with the eye of a king, with his slim hips.” It’s easy to see how Siddhartha is described in a powerful way, which would help describe in a way how Siddhartha imagines himself. When Siddhartha was described as starting to nurse …show more content…
The river almost seems of a place of easement. “And once again, when the river had just increased its flow in the rainy season and made a powerful noise, then said Siddhartha: “Isn’t it so, oh friend, the river has many voices, very many voices? Hasn’t it the voice of a king, and of a warrior, and of a bull, and of a bird of the night, and of a woman giving birth, and of a sighing man, and a thousand other voices more?” As well when he let his child go he had realized the resemblance of himself and understands his son’s troubling feelings. It feels as though in Siddhartha’s perspective everything is happening so fast and he must keep up and the others seem to be slower. His feelings are described in an imaginative way such as describing a inner-troubling “like a