Relationships In Herman Hesse's Siddhartha

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The relationships a person has can have either a positive or negative effect on their live. Herman Hesse’s novel Siddhartha is about the life of a young man seeking to find happiness. Herman Hesse is telling the reader that friendships can bring happiness or sorrow into a person's life. This is shown by Siddhartha as he enters into relationships with Kamala, Govinda, and others throughout the book.

Siddhartha grew up with his great friend Govinda and learned what true happiness was through this relationship. Govinda was almost like a brother to Siddhartha. “At his side lived Govinda, his shadow; he travelled along the same path, made the same endeavors. They rarely conversed with each other apart from necessities

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