Chapter 10-12 In Siddhartha
Name: Sarah Kelly and Class: 307 Date: Feb. 27, 2024 English 12 Mrs. G. Gretchyn.
Study Questions for Chapters 10-12 of Hermann Hesse’s Short Novel Siddhartha.
Assignment: What is the difference between
Read Chapters 10-12 of Hermann Hesse’s Short Novel Siddhartha. Answer the following questions using the checklist and past homework assignments for the unit. Use one substantial quote per question. For this assignment, you have the option of working with a partner.
Chapter 10
Describe the young Siddhartha. In the short novel Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse, young Siddhartha is described as being an entitled and spoiled young boy who has no desire to change his old way of life or attitude, despite the circumstances that he finds himself in. …show more content…
The reason why Siddhartha ultimately decided to let his son, young Siddhartha, go is because he realized the hypocrisy of forcing his son to stay with him. Throughout Siddhartha’s journey to reach enlightenment, he had many teachers, and adopted many different philosophies in order to achieve enlightenment. Eventually, Siddhartha came to the realization that he could not achieve enlightenment through the teachings and philosophies of others. He concluded that the only way for him to achieve enlightenment was for him to be his own teacher. In addition, Siddhartha realized that the only way that he would be able to reach his goal of enlightenment, was to learn from his own experiences and mistakes. However, although Siddhartha has this belief for himself, when it comes to his son he struggles to apply this belief. This is changed though when Vasudeva, the ferryman, helps Siddhartha realize that it would be wrong of him to make his son stay so that his son has the chance to live life on his own, even though he wishes for him to stay. "Forgive me," he said,''I am speaking to you as my friend. I can see that you are worried and unhappy. Your son, my dear friend, is troubling you, and also me. The young bird is accustomed to a different life, to a different nest. He did not run away from riches and the town with a feeling of nausea and disgust as you did; he had to leave all these things against his will. I have asked the river, my friend, I have asked it many times, and the river laughed, it laughed at me and it laughed at you; it shook itself with laughter at our folly. Water will go to water, youth to youth. Your son will not be happy in this place. You ask the river and listen to what it says." 96-97. The 'Secondary' of the 'Secondary'. Siddhartha believes that it is his responsibility to take care of his son, but he understands that he must let his son go so that he is able to become his own man. This reflects Siddhartha's
Study Questions for Chapters 10-12 of Hermann Hesse’s Short Novel Siddhartha.
Assignment: What is the difference between
Read Chapters 10-12 of Hermann Hesse’s Short Novel Siddhartha. Answer the following questions using the checklist and past homework assignments for the unit. Use one substantial quote per question. For this assignment, you have the option of working with a partner.
Chapter 10
Describe the young Siddhartha. In the short novel Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse, young Siddhartha is described as being an entitled and spoiled young boy who has no desire to change his old way of life or attitude, despite the circumstances that he finds himself in. …show more content…
The reason why Siddhartha ultimately decided to let his son, young Siddhartha, go is because he realized the hypocrisy of forcing his son to stay with him. Throughout Siddhartha’s journey to reach enlightenment, he had many teachers, and adopted many different philosophies in order to achieve enlightenment. Eventually, Siddhartha came to the realization that he could not achieve enlightenment through the teachings and philosophies of others. He concluded that the only way for him to achieve enlightenment was for him to be his own teacher. In addition, Siddhartha realized that the only way that he would be able to reach his goal of enlightenment, was to learn from his own experiences and mistakes. However, although Siddhartha has this belief for himself, when it comes to his son he struggles to apply this belief. This is changed though when Vasudeva, the ferryman, helps Siddhartha realize that it would be wrong of him to make his son stay so that his son has the chance to live life on his own, even though he wishes for him to stay. "Forgive me," he said,''I am speaking to you as my friend. I can see that you are worried and unhappy. Your son, my dear friend, is troubling you, and also me. The young bird is accustomed to a different life, to a different nest. He did not run away from riches and the town with a feeling of nausea and disgust as you did; he had to leave all these things against his will. I have asked the river, my friend, I have asked it many times, and the river laughed, it laughed at me and it laughed at you; it shook itself with laughter at our folly. Water will go to water, youth to youth. Your son will not be happy in this place. You ask the river and listen to what it says." 96-97. The 'Secondary' of the 'Secondary'. Siddhartha believes that it is his responsibility to take care of his son, but he understands that he must let his son go so that he is able to become his own man. This reflects Siddhartha's