The Bumper Stickers In Hermann Hesse's Siddhartha

Believe it or not, but the bumper stickers a person has on their cars can actually tell a lot about who they are. In the novel Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse we meet the protagonist Siddhartha and for my creation task, I have decided to make Siddhartha bumper stickers. The bumpers stickers I have created represent how Siddhartha’s life has been impacted by going through significant experiences; being wealthy, meeting Kamala, and being part of the Samanas.
The first bumper sticker I have created for Siddhartha has the saying “Rich Kills”. This bumper sticker represents the time Siddhartha had been wealthy and how it caused him to not only lose himself but also hit rock bottom, thus the saying “Rich Kills” because it is as if the wealthiness has killed his once stable life. Evidence of wealth impacting …show more content…
I have incorporated the Samana bumper sticker because throughout Siddhartha's journey his experiences of being part of the Samana follow him. Evidence of how the Samana have impacted Siddhartha’s life is seen on page 38 when it is stated, “No matter how easy it was for him to talk to everyone, to live with everyone, to learn from everyone, he was nevertheless fully aware that there was something that set him apart from them, and that this alienating factor was his experience as a Samana.” Even though Siddhartha had no problem socializing, the fact that he had once been Samana had lingered around him. Being Samana had impacted Siddhartha’s life by making him feel like he was an outcast within society even if he was gladly accepted in, he would always feel this emotion of alienation from everyone