Literary analysis of siddhartha

The beginning of the book was about how Siddhartha had gone through life and didn’t know what he was searching for. He was always searching for one thing. He started as a Brahman's child, and tells his dad that he wants to leave the house and join the Samana. His main goal through the Samana was to learn how to destroy the Self, and to do that he must learn how to do three basic things. He must learn to fast, which helps him to go a l

The river teaches Siddhartha one basic thing, the virtue of listening, which is an important virtue of life if you ever want to go anywhere. When Siddhartha finally learns that he completes his goal, and achieves Nirvana.

Here he learns the human problems, such as drinking, love and money. He didn’t know them, because he had been in the forest a long time. Although he doesn’t like to be taught, a girl called Kamala was his teacher of love. His teacher of drinking and of money was his boss. He stays until he gets restless and wants to travel again, then he goes to the river and lives with Vasudeva, the fairy boat guy.

The river also teaches him that if you are searching for one thing, you won’t find other things on your way. For example, if you are looking for your goal and just your goal, like Siddhartha was, you won't notice other things on the way. Siddhart

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