Turning Point Of Siddhartha

When you want to achieve a goal, there are often obstacles that can prevent you from reaching the level of expectation you have for yourself. However, a setback doesn’t mean you won’t ever reach your goal. In fact, you often learn a lot from your setbacks that can help you in the future. In Hermann Hesse’s allegorical novel of spiritual self-discovery, Siddhartha, the author’s depiction of the Om and its ability to guide someone through their setbacks is portrayed through Siddhartha’s turning point, when he experiences the cleansing effects of the Om at the river. During Siddhartha’s time with the wealthy merchant, Kamaswami, his riches turn him greedy and unhappy. He turns to gambling and binge-drinking to temporarily satisfy him but his high stakes and love
With a new outlook on his life, Siddhartha meets Vasudeva, the ferryman, and asks to stay in his hut to learn from the river. While Siddhartha stays with Vasudeva to find the Om at the river, Kamala passes away from a fatal snake bite, and his son is left with him. Siddhartha struggles to form a relationship with Young Siddhartha and looks to the Om to teach him patience. “‘You put no pressure on him, you do not hit him, you give him no orders, because you know that softness is stronger than hardness, water is stronger than rock, love is stronger than physical force.’” (64) When Siddhartha finds that he has a son, he is immediately overcome by the blind love a parent feels for their child. As a result he dismisses his son’s behavior as the result of Kamala’s death. Siddhartha tries to win his son over through friendliness and patience and to show him how to live a good life. He tries to groom his son in his own image, but Young Siddhartha realizes it and resents Siddhartha for doing so. Even though Vasudeva reminds Siddhartha that everyone must follow their own voice to enlightenment, Siddhartha is blinded by love, and he ignores