At the beginning of the book, Siddhartha begins to question the Brahmin faith. He feels, however, he is better off looking within himself for answers to his questions, rather than looking to others for help. I can relate to Siddhartha in this respect because when I am going through a difficult time in my life, I like to go through it on my own. I have found I learn more about myself this way.

Siddhartha is trying to reach inner peace. He feels that knowledge is something that he needs to do this, but knowledge does not always lead to peace. There have been times in my life when I wanted to find out the truth about something, and upon finding out

During his journey, Siddhartha meets Kamala and falls in love. "Beneath heaped-up black hair he saw a bright, very sweet, very clever face, a bright red mouth like a freshly cut fig, artful eyebrows painted in a high arch, dark eyes, clever and observant, and a clear slender neck above her green and gold gown." She represents all that is beautiful in the world. She promises to teach him the art of love. The only part of his life that Siddhartha feels truly involved in is the time he spends with Kamala. It is easy be consumed by love. I was in a relationship where I felt like Siddhartha. Throughout the entire relationship, nothing else seemed to matter to me. I began to lose sight of everything else, just as Siddhartha loses sight of things that are important to him, like his work.

Siddhartha questions how Kamala could have the capacity to truly love a person when she practices love as an art. Similarly though, Siddhartha

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