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what is the significance of siddarthas sons mom dying to a snake

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what is the theme of the last three chapters

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Did Siddartha’s son leaving hinder or quicken Siddartha’s eventual love and appreciation of humanity?

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How does how Siddhartha perceive his emotions and desires compared to the beginning of the book to the end of the book?

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Does Siddartha’s enlightenment now now mirror the kind he was chasing earlier in the book, or is it a new form of enlightenment?

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why does Siddhartha only suffer pain when his son leaves him, but not others?

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Why did Siddhartha envy the people he once judged?

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Why does hesse go into detail about siddhartha’s mindset?

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Is sidd understanding his emotions or feeling them

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Why would Siddhartha hold out on giving his son a better environment given the circumstances?

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Was Siddhartha's attempt at being present for his son more detrimental to their non-existent relationship?

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Why does govinda weep over siddhartha and constantly put him over everything else?

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What do the faces shown in the "River of Faces" show about Siddhartha?

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Was there anything Siddhartha could have done to change his son's mindset, or was he destined to never have a relationship with him?

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What does Vasudeva mean by “softness is stronger than hardness, water is stronger than rock, love is stronger than physical force.”?

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How does siddharthas mindset and experiences help his journey to enlightenment?

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What can the river laughing at siddhartha symbolize? Did it help siddhartha come to his conclusion? How so?

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What does Hesse mean when he writes, “The river laughed,” (Hesse 115)?

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Why does Siddhartha not want his son to have the life he had if it could be better for him?

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Why was Siddhartha never content with where he was in the story, why couldn’t he ignore the desire for enlightenment and find peace in oblivion like everyone else, why did he have to know more?

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How does Siddhartha's son reflect Siddhartha's personal journey?

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Why does Siddhartha feel such an attachment towards his son even though he hasn't known him for very long? What does the son symbolize?

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why did Siddhartha say he can’t learn from anyone, but continues to learn through the story. Why is this important to his development?

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What is the significance of him pondering on his memories?

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Why does Hesse choose to make Siddartha unable to understand the simple easy desires of the standard population.

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why could Siddhartha not love his son like a father?

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How do Siddhartha and Govinda's relationship evolve as they both progress on the path to enlightenment?

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How does the river differ from all of Siddhartha's other "teachers" or sources of knowledge?

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Is Siddhartha actually a self destructive person?

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Does Siddhartha have any empathy or regret towards the people he has abandoned? Why or why not?

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What is the significance of Siddhartha's son also being named Siddhartha?

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Why do you think Sid Jr doesn’t have a good relationship with his father?

How do you think Sid Jr would feel if he had a similar environment Siddhartha had?

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Why does Siddhartha believe that being too focused on one goal denies you the ability to appreciate everything else?

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what was siddhartha weakest spiritual point/ moment in his life

how did the lack of discipline and softness in his childhood affect siddharthas journey

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Instead of gambling it away, why didn't Siddhartha just donate his money? 🤔

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Why is Siddhartha so drawn to the water?

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What does Kamala' s death represent

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What did Siddhartha learn from his ferryman ark?

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What does Siddarthas son being named Siddartha represent?

Is enlightenment actually attainable or has Siddartha wasted his life to achieve nothing?

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1 How far is siddhartha on his path to nervana

2 how does siddhartha’s values change throughout the story

3 why didn’t his parenting work

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Why is nature such an important role in this book?

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What did the dream of Govinda represent about Siddharta?

To what extent was Siddhartha's son a reflection of himeself.

Was Siddhartas suffering needed to find enlightenment?

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What could Siddartha have done to be a better father?

What could Siddartha’s journey teach us about our own self discovery?

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why does Hesse let siddhartha build relationships with characters just for siddhartha to leave or the other character to leave in some form?

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How does the path of enlightenment through the Buddha contrast with the path of enlightenment through the river?

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Why is Hesse highlighting Siddhartha's suffering?

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What is the significance of Siddhartha's and Govinda's reunion?

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Why is Siddhartha content with having nothing?

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why didn't Govinda's path to enlightenment work?

How did Govinda and Siddhartha lead back to each other from two different paths?

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What is Siddhartha reterning to the ferryman represent and does it mean that he is regressing.

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Why does Hesse focus on Siddhartha’s body features and not his facial features?

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To what extent does Siddhartha's kid reflect himself?

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Will Govinda abandon Buddhism?

Will Siddhartha’s son follow the same pattern of enlighten as Siddhartha?

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why does Siddhartha look down upon so many people, but he has tried to be so may different things?

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Why was enlightenment so important crucial to Siddhartha?

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1. Why does going the opposite way of enlightenment let Siddhartha end up closer to enlightenment?

2. Why is the river and water such a repeating theme to Siddhartha's journey to enlightenment?

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Why does siddharta treat his son like that

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Should Siddhartha have left his son after his son lost his mom? how will this effect his son in the long run when Siddhartha has moved on?

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1: Will Siddhartha’s son follow the same path to enlightenment as his him? Will he interact with the same archetypes and people? Will the son try and kill himself like his father ? Will the son be affected by nature in a similar way as Siddhartha?

2: Will Siddhartha ever be in contact with his parents again ? If so , will his parents be proud of him for his journey?

3: Why is Siddhartha so gentle with his son ? Why doesn’t he punish him ?

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1.What did sidarthata learn from his ferryman ark?

How will Kamala’s death effect how sidathas continues his journey?

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How do the forest and the river symbolize enlightenment?

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What will siddharta do when he completes his journey?

will siddharta go back home after he finds his true spirituality?

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How does Govinda's "holy" path to reaching enlightenment contrast to Siddhartha's "sinful" path to reaching enlightenment?