Siddhartha
The novel Siddhartha, written by Herman Hesse, is set in India in the 5th to 6th century BC, during the time of Gotama Buddha. The story is located around the river where Siddhartha grew up, near the city of Savathi, the Buddha’s hometown. Siddhartha is the hero of the novel. He is a handsome and clever young Brahmin, well loved and admired by his family and town. (There was happiness in his father’s heart because of his son who was intelligent…he saw him growing up to be a great learned man…a prince among Brahmins)(Siddhartha 2) Siddhartha has grown tired of the traditional dogma; he feels that Nirvana can only be obtained through the self, not prewritten doctrine. The novel follows Siddhartha’s quest for enlightenment through the three phases of his life at the end of which he finally achieves enlightenment through his own trials and experiences. Govinda is Siddhartha’s “shadow”, a follower if there ever was one. Govinda tries to learn greatness through his friend Siddhartha, secondhand. Upon their meeting of the Buddha, Govinda decides to part from his lifelong friend in order to follow the “Perfect One.” Although he spends his entire life searching, he is never able to achieve enlightenment due
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Approximate Word count = 1490
Approximate Pages = 6 (250 words per page double spaced)
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