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Name: Ben Ciuffetelli
Email: 24080bc@chaminade-hs.org

Name: Anthony Cacamese
Email: 24054ac@chaminade-hs.org

Name: Christopher Galluccio
Email: 24162CG@chaminade-hs.org

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No sinning

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Section/Pages: Page 42 (Part One)
Members Present: All

Discussion Highlights:
- Different kind of story
- Combo of adventure and philosophy
- Repetitive formula so far, hope to see something new
- Siddhartha wants change while Govinda doesn’t.

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Section/Pages: The rest of the book
Members Present: All

Discussion Highlights:
- Govinda is once again back
- Siddhartha has finally found peace
- Follow your own path

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Section/Pages: Page 115
Members Present: All

Discussion Highlights:
- GOVINDA RETURNS!!!!!
- It is good to see characters returning, as it provides closure
- Every person Siddhartha meets teaches him something new that drives him towards his goal
- Another section where Siddhartha completely changes his lifestyle

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Section/Pages: Page 75
Members Present: All

Discussion Highlights:
- Siddhartha’s character development
- Agenda Topic 1’s quote: idea of control of one’s life.
- Govinda is an NPC.
- Similarities between Chris McCandless and Siddhartha.
- Agenda Topic 3’s Question: importance of direction in life.

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Meeting 1 Date: October 26th
Pages / Section: Page 42 (Part One)

Meeting 2 Date: November 4th
Pages / Section: Page 75

Meeting 3 Date: November 15th
Pages / Section: Page 117

Meeting 4 Date: November 28th
Pages / Section: Page 152 (End)

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Honor Govinda

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Agenda Topic 1 - Quote and Question: Christopher Galluccio

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Agenda Topic 1 - Quote and Question: Christopher Galluccio

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Haiku:
On the river’s edge
The seeker is unaware
He found what he sought

The first line of the haiku briefly establishes a setting, tying into the most important location within the book, the river. It is where Siddhartha almost kills himself, but also where he achieves enlightenment. In comes the seeker, Govinda, who is searching for any hint of enlightenment, not realizing he has come across his own friend Siddhartha, a man who has at this point reached that goal.

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“Then Siddhartha knew that the game was finished, that he could play it no longer. A shudder passed through his body; he felt as if something had died,” (Hesse 84).

This is an example of the characterization of Siddhartha as he is again making a transition in his life to try and seek happiness that is continuously missing inside of him. Siddhartha realized he needed to make a change in his life if he ever wanted to reach Enlightenment.

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Agenda Topic 1 - Quote and Reflection: Christopher Galluccio

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Agenda Topic 1 - Quote and Reflection: Christopher Galluccio

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“‘Kamaswami is just as clever as I am and yet he has no sanctuary. Others have it who are only children in understanding. Most people, Kamala, are like a falling leaf that drifts and turns in the air, flutters, and falls to the ground. But a few others are like stars which travel one defined path: no wind reaches them, they have within themselves their guide and path.’” (Hesse 72)

This passage describes the recurring idea of there being two different types of people, one following a path of self-control and the others being guided by the conditions around them towards a predetermined end. We can see this concept reflected in many human cultures, from Plato’s image of those in the cave versus those who look beyond the illusion to Modern ideas such as the Red/Bluepill or the “NPC” stereotype. What Siddhartha is talking about is just another instance in time and space of this idea, with him applying it to his own life, viewing himself and Kamala as the ones who take on the role of deciding their lives for themselves.

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Reject Desire

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Agenda Topic 2 - Vision Board: Anthony Cacamese 

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Agenda Topic 2 - Vision Board: Anthony Cacamese 

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Does having an enlightened one as a guide increase or decrease one’s chances of attaining Nirvana as they did?
It is clear from the example of Govinda and of all of Gotama’s other disciples that the passing down of enlightenment from one buddha to another through mere teaching is far less certain than expected. It could even be argued that Gotama unintentionally held his followers back from true enlightenment, as they lived and died expecting to receive it from him while they should have received it from experiencing that which life has to offer, choosing their own path like Siddhartha did.

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Quote:

“He had died and a new Siddhartha had awakened from his sleep. He also would grow old and die. Siddhartha was transitory, all forms were transitory, but today he was young, he was a child-the new Siddhartha-and he was very happy” (Hesse 100).

-Illustrates the ability for change at all ages, and the happiness brought by the pursuit of self-improvement.

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“He would only strive after whatever the inward voice commanded him, not tarry anywhere but where the voice advised him,” (Hesse 47-48).

I see this quote as a big step in the character development of Siddhartha, as he is beginning to make decisions based on his own thinking and not based off of what others tell him to do. Siddhartha is becoming more independent and is beginning to have faith in himself and his decisions.

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1 Brainstorm a LIST OF THEMES for the book thus far. Then, select one theme from the list and find at least three pieces of textual evidence to support it. 1

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Agenda Topic 3 - Question on the Chapter as a Whole: Ben Ciuffetelli 

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Agenda Topic 3 - Question on the Chapter as a Whole: Ben Ciuffetelli 

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Question: Will Govinda ever achieve enlightenment by following Gotama?

After Siddhartha and Govinda part ways, Govinda remains with Gotama in Jetavana Grove, where we are likely to never see him again. It will be thus unknown how his spiritual journey will commence now separated from his friend Siddhartha. It is also unknown whether someone can achieve enlightenment merely by learning from someone who already has, which is the path Govinda has taken.

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Is it possible for someone to find what they are truly searching for?
This is an important question to consider because it makes us consider if our goals are attainable and if we can/will ever accomplish what we set out to do.

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“‘Have you attained it?’ she asked. ‘Have you found peace?’ He smiled and placed his hand on hers. ‘Yes’, she said, ‘I see it. I also will find peace.’ ‘You have found it,’ whispered Siddhartha” (Hesse 113).

It seems from this that both Kamala and Siddhartha have found peace in their lives both through each other and their own experiences. While Kamala’s story has ended, Siddhartha will still live on and perhaps achieve enlightenment whilst raising his son. Siddhartha is probably the closest to doing so that he has ever been throughout his journeys. The end is likely near.

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Question: Do all people (both within the novel and real life) have the kind of “guiding voice” that Siddhartha possesses, or is it something specific to him?

I believe that all people do possess this guiding voice, it’s just a lack of adherence to it that brings it to become neglected and unrecognized. It seems that the more severe the action, the more likely this “voice” is to be heard, meaning that it must be present within most people, if most people are to understand the bad qualities of certain actions.

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1. We need to improve on actually reading the portion of the text agreed upon.
2. We should also improve upon planning out our journal entries earlier on.
3. We should come to the next meeting with specific topics in mind to create better discussion.

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1. It was a brief meeting, but we successfully brought our reflection of Siddhartha to a close
2. We liked how the character arc of Siddhartha’s character ended.

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1. We were not able to dive too deep into this section, but the discussion was still effective.
2. While it was short, we had good discussion concerning the trajectory of the novel and what we’ve enjoyed thus far.
3. It was shorter than usual (cause of all the work we were doing in the first half of class) so we didn’t have as much time to discuss.

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1. How was today’s meeting?
Today’s meeting was better than the last meeting. We had a nice discussion about the book and we were well invested in the conversation.
2. What went well?
We all seemed to do a good job understanding the text, so we had fruitful discussion concerning the traits of new characters.
3. What didn’t?
We got a bit off-topic at times.

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-Siddhartha goes from completely rejecting the pleasure of interpersonal love and a normal life, but then decides to embrace it.

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How a person takes control of their life and what changes because of it.

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- The value of self-understanding and its possible impact on fruitful living.

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- I will create a collage of drawings and images that connect with the themes and events of the story. They will include things I find on the internet, as well as original photos and drawings. It will all come together to form a photo essay that
tells the story of Siddhartha in a purely visual way.

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I am going to write a creative short story from the perspective of Govinda from the time that Siddhartha leaves him to when they reunite again. I will use characteristics of Govinda to write what I think he may have been doing during his and Siddhartha’s many years apart.

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I will be making a collection of poems that emphasize primary themes of the novel. The poems will be in different forms as to better illustrate the differences in themes.