Theme Of Love In Siddhartha

Herman Hesse's novel, Siddhartha, has a reoccurring theme of love and addresses the many forms of it. Siddhartha is thrown off his path to reach Enlightenment many times by the temptations of love and wonders if love is essential to reach Nirvana. The title character is awed and envious of the capability common people have to love. In Samsara, Kamala teaches Siddhartha the physical forms of love and helps him create a deeper understanding of love. The main character is most affected by his son who shows him pain due to loss. Siddhartha encounters love many times on his journey to Nirvana and each time it affects his course to Enlightenment differently. Siddhartha views the aspects of life unorthodoxly compared to the other Brahmins and commoners. The main character starts his quest jealously viewing others’ ability to love. He feels as though loving an individual or group of people will deter him from his path to Enlightenment. Siddhartha soon realizes that he must love others because he is no different from then. They are all traveling through this earthly world on a path to reach their ultimate goal. Siddhartha realizes each person is faced with different struggles and he realizes we must help each other. What is the point of reaching Enlightenment if you don’t share your experiences? The main character loves the commoners because he wants
When Siddhartha meets Kamala she shows him the art of love. Through these interactions each character finds a deeper sense of self. Kamala who thought she was incapable of love finds a friend and new hope for her life in Siddhartha. The main character is incapable of loving Kamala now because he feels as though physical attachments will hinder him from his goal of Enlightenment. Ultimately, Siddhartha is able to learn the importance of love and the passion that comes with it. Through Kamala's lessons Siddhartha begins to understand the relevance of love in the