Kamala owns a “rare singing bird in a golden cage” (38). One night, Siddhartha has a dream where the songbird dies and he throws it in the street, symbolizing the death of Siddhartha’s spiritual life and as he is becoming more enveloped in the material world the realization that “he had thrown away from himself all value and everything good” (39). Acknowledging his departure from both the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path, goes to the river and contemplates suicide. It is only when Govinda, who does not recognize Siddhartha, gives him a helping hand that he decides to keep living. After this Siddhartha decides that the material world is not the way to enlightenment and he leaves Kamala and she in turn lets her songbird go. The root of both Kamala and Kamaswami names, Kama, signifies the Hindu god of love and desire. When Siddhartha leaves these pursuits behind, he falls back in line with the Four Noble Truths and returns to his
Kamala owns a “rare singing bird in a golden cage” (38). One night, Siddhartha has a dream where the songbird dies and he throws it in the street, symbolizing the death of Siddhartha’s spiritual life and as he is becoming more enveloped in the material world the realization that “he had thrown away from himself all value and everything good” (39). Acknowledging his departure from both the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path, goes to the river and contemplates suicide. It is only when Govinda, who does not recognize Siddhartha, gives him a helping hand that he decides to keep living. After this Siddhartha decides that the material world is not the way to enlightenment and he leaves Kamala and she in turn lets her songbird go. The root of both Kamala and Kamaswami names, Kama, signifies the Hindu god of love and desire. When Siddhartha leaves these pursuits behind, he falls back in line with the Four Noble Truths and returns to his