Siddhartha Analysis

Siddhartha is apart of an elite Brahman society.He is loved very much, women want to be with him and men want to be him.He brings everyone happiness and joy but himself.Siddhartha seeks something greater and believes he has learned all he can from his teachers and books.He then decides to join a group of Samanas, who are wandering ascetics with his best friend Govinda.They both spend three years with the Samanas learning to resist pain and hunger only to lose themselves.Siddhartha has learned but thinks it isn’t enough to enlighten him.He talks to Govinda and tells him he feels if the point is to lose themselves they can do that with drinking and prostitutes.Govinda agrees and the both leave the Samanas.

They both hear about a Buddha who has reached enlightenment named Gotama.So they decide to go and hear his …show more content…
After struggling with his son who he had with Kamala, Siddhartha finally gives up and lets him follow his own path.As time goes on Siddhartha is better but still feels wounded by his son so Vasudeva takes him to the river and guides him to listen carefully.He then feels his soul merge into unity and realizes he has reached enlightenment.Vasudeva then takes off into the forest leaving Siddhartha as the ferryman.He finally see’s Govinda again and Govinda realizes Siddhartha has reach enlightenment.Govinda notice Siddhartha smiling bright face and bows down in