Siddhartha: Overcoming Misfortunes Of The Past
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On page 132 we read "Everything that was not suffered to the end and
finally concluded, recurred, and the same sorrows were undergone." What does
this mean in regards to Siddhartha and any other of the characters in Hesse's
story? Do you agree with this statement? Explain.
This quote is taken fr ....
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.... is now considering the pain his father must have gone through not
seeing his son again. Siddhartha's son, too, was separated from his father.
Without dealing with this situation, the distance between father and son would
never be reconciled. Thus the situation Siddhartha had with Brahmin would be
repeated.
The quote can also be interpreted as a metaphor for time. Obvious
recurrences can be noted in time, suggesting that time repeats itself. Instead
of a river, another symbol can ....
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