Comparison of Plato's Last Day and Hessian's Siddhartha The last days of Socrates and Siddhartha are sources of information on religious or philosophical thinking in the culture they care about. There is a big difference between Greek and Indian values that form their philosophy, but when trying to understand the world they make similar assumptions. Understanding the dichotomy between the soul and the body is indispensable to understand the similarities and differences between classical Greece and India as the way in which these concepts are understood defines the essence of truth is.
Using Hesse Siddhartha to reflect the atmosphere of the legendary Buddha "Siddhartha" is one of the historical Gautama's names, and Hesse's character is similar to his history's life. Siddhartha is by no means a fictitious life of the Buddha, but contains many content about Buddha's philosophy and his teachings. Hesse's Siddhartha is not meant to portray the life of Gautama in Buddha, but he used this name and many others attributed to others
Comparison of Plato's Last Day and Hessian's Siddhartha The last days of Socrates and Siddhartha are sources of information on religious or philosophical thinking in the culture they care about. There is a big difference between Greek and Indian values that form their philosophy, but when trying to understand the world they make similar assumptions. Understanding the soul and body dichotomy is an integral part of acquiring similarity.
Socrates once said that "uncensored is not worth living." In Herman Hesse's novel "Sidado", there are various forms of self-discovery trips, and it is necessary to change the main character in the lifetime. The hero's Siddhartha must first emerge from his life as Brahmin, to understand his pursuit of spiritual enlightenment. Next, Siddhartha found that he must reject his spiritual pursuit in order to better understand its role in the world and the world. His ultimate self pursuit was at risk of suicide at him, and finally understood the essence of his mind and the need for continued self-reflection. The character of Siddhartha develops the necessity of constantly updating everything in life to achieve the theme of self-quest and true 'life worth living in'.