Through various mentors, Siddhartha learns from various subjects throughout his journey to finding his true self. He first meets the ferryman but doesn’t become his student until later in the novel. In between that, he meets Kamala and Kamaswami who teach him about love and business and other topics that he hadn’t bothered to learn about as a samana. Throughout his journey, he meets Kamala and Kamaswami, who act as mentors and teach him about the greedy and lustful part of life, and Vasudeva, who ultimately helps him reach his goal to enlightenment.
One of the first mentors introduced that begins to teach Siddhartha is Kamala, however, she does not prove to be a great mentor. Kamala teaches Siddhartha about the world of love and business, …show more content…
They first meet when Siddhartha is going away from Govinda and the samanas and even as acquaintances, he proved to be a good and wise mentor. Siddhartha was a samana and had nothing so when he told Vasudeva that he had nothing to give him as payment, he responded, “‘I could tell… and I expected no fare from you and no gift.” (46). Right off the bat, his humbleness helps Siddhartha continue his path. After he meets Kamala and Kamaswami, he returns to the river and is “rebirthed”. Vasudeva takes him in as his student and begins to act as his mentor. Siddhartha learns that Vasudeva learns from the river. He too wanted to learn from the river and “wanted to listen to it”, as well as “the man who grasped this water and its secrets” because he felt that from him, he would also “grasp a lot of other things, many secrets, all secrets.” (89). Siddhartha began to talk about his life to Vasudeva, and he noticed that he listened intently and that he “took in his words” with passion. Siddhartha felt that and felt relief to “unburden himself to such a listener” (92). Vasudeva doesn’t directly teach him this, but he shows it and Siddhartha still learns from it. Vasudeva is a recurring mentor throughout Siddhartha’s quest and essentially helps him with his ultimate goal of finding
One of the first mentors introduced that begins to teach Siddhartha is Kamala, however, she does not prove to be a great mentor. Kamala teaches Siddhartha about the world of love and business, …show more content…
They first meet when Siddhartha is going away from Govinda and the samanas and even as acquaintances, he proved to be a good and wise mentor. Siddhartha was a samana and had nothing so when he told Vasudeva that he had nothing to give him as payment, he responded, “‘I could tell… and I expected no fare from you and no gift.” (46). Right off the bat, his humbleness helps Siddhartha continue his path. After he meets Kamala and Kamaswami, he returns to the river and is “rebirthed”. Vasudeva takes him in as his student and begins to act as his mentor. Siddhartha learns that Vasudeva learns from the river. He too wanted to learn from the river and “wanted to listen to it”, as well as “the man who grasped this water and its secrets” because he felt that from him, he would also “grasp a lot of other things, many secrets, all secrets.” (89). Siddhartha began to talk about his life to Vasudeva, and he noticed that he listened intently and that he “took in his words” with passion. Siddhartha felt that and felt relief to “unburden himself to such a listener” (92). Vasudeva doesn’t directly teach him this, but he shows it and Siddhartha still learns from it. Vasudeva is a recurring mentor throughout Siddhartha’s quest and essentially helps him with his ultimate goal of finding