Analysis Of Siddharth The Hero's Journey

The hero’s path is a pattern identified by Campbell as a process in which heroes go through during their journeys. There are stages that a hero goes through to achieve what they really want. The hero’s path can be applied to the story of Siddhartha. The novel, Siddhartha, is about a story of a man named Siddhartha and his spiritual journey of self-discovery. Siddhartha goes through the hero’s path in order to find enlightenment, which is the core belief in Buddhism. Siddhartha grew up as a Brahmin son. His father, when Siddhartha was five, asked about his son’s future to a group of Brahmins. They prophesied that he would become a great kin or a great sage. The father preferred that his son become a great king, so he structured his son’s life for him to never face any hardships or struggles. One day, Siddhartha found a sick man on his travels. He never seen a sick person before and was shocked. On his next journey, he found an old person suffering. On his next journey, he found a dead man. He never understood the reality of …show more content…
He went out into the world and went through several trials during his journey. He left the Samanas, left the Buddha, and lost himself through indulgence and failed each of those trials. His last trial, committing suicide, was where he came to a realization about everything he has been through. He is rewarded by understanding the river’s knowledge, and learns that all of the events that took place were necessary for obtaining enlightenment and that any consequences as a result of obtaining it is necessary. He finally obtains nirvana by understating this revelation and following the eightfold path. The soul never did reach nirvana because the soul had already achieved nirvana. The soul was one with the divine but the perception of the soul hid that fact. The soul needs to follow the eightfold path, to break the cycle of reincarnation to obtain