Siddhartha By Herman Hesse
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In Herman Hesse’s Siddhartha, Unity is a reflecting theme of this novel and in life. Unity is “the state of being one or a unit; harmony, agreement in feelings or ideas or aims, etc.” Unity is first introduced by means of the river and by the mystical word “Om.” Direct commentary from Sid ....
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.... state. Siddhartha is first compared to a potter’s wheel that slowly revolves and comes to a stop. From here, Siddhartha meets the elegant and beautiful, Kamala, gets caught “off track” and entangles himself in a “senseless cycle” of acquiring and squandering wealth.
In the final chapters, Siddhartha proves that achieving or over-coming obstacles do lead to better Unity. Prior to making a leap forward in reaching his goal, Siddhartha finds himself in despair. He speaks to Vasudeva, th ....
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Word count: 392
Page count: 2 (approximately 250 words per page)
