Siddhartha is a son of respected Brahman who lives in ancient India with his father. Everyone in their town wants Siddhartha to behave like his father and to succeed. He was living a very high quality life but Siddhartha was not satisfied and what he wanted was to join the group of wanderers named Samana. This group of people travel hungry almost naked, and they must ask for the food they depend on. People in this group believe that the image of the body, health, material, and material desires must be abandoned in order to achieve enlightenment and self-fulfillment.
As far as author Hermann Hesse is concerned, this is his personal life experience. In the novel by Demian and Siddhartha, Hermann Hesse was influenced by psychologists Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung. The personal crisis that led to the psychological analysis of Hesse and Dr. Lang led to the writing of Demian in 1919. His interest in Oriental culture in 1922 and his trip to India led to the creation of a direct novel "Sidado". Basic ... Understanding of the river of Siddhartha In the process of enlightenment of Siddhartha, Hermann Hesse made this river the last focus of the novel. Siddhartha listened to his inner voice and embarked on his river journey by asking authority. This river represents the idea that Siddhartha will reach enlightenment. Siddhartha discovered the basic concept of time and the relationship with life by listening to the river. He noticed this
Hermann Hesse's Siddhartha talks about the life and spiritual journey of Sutdhartha, the modern Brahmin Buddha. The name of Siddhartha, in Sanskrit, the words "accomplishment" and "what is being searched" are compared with the Buddha itself, which was the same name as when he himself was the prince. Siddhartha is not satisfied with his spiritual condition as Brahman and is immersed in various other philosophies of life. He became a summer for enlightenment, encountered the Buddha, and tried a urbanized material lifestyle, but these choices made him impossible.