Siddhartha CMQ by Bill Lockhart https://padlet.com/wlockhart/4gn7s1vsbs6a This is a brainstorming/pre-writing exercise for our CMQ. Write a quick response including your thoughts, feelings, and/or reactions to at least one of the prompts. After you have responded to one of the prompts, respond to a comment of one of your peers. en-us 2018-03-12 14:07:42 UTC 2025-10-25 18:52:46 UTC hello@padlet.com Prompt #1 wlockhart https://padlet.com/wlockhart/4gn7s1vsbs6a/wish/240874482
  • Choose one of the symbols from Siddhartha and analyze the idea that it represents. Here are some questions you can ask yourself to guide your essay:
    1. What symbols are present in Siddhartha and what ideas do they represent?
    2. How do we know what ideas they represent? Cite at least 3 examples of textual evidence. 
    •  If a symbol is recurring, how does Herman Hesse’s use of the symbol change? Does the idea also change? 

    ]]>     2018-03-12 14:09:50 UTC https://padlet.com/wlockhart/4gn7s1vsbs6a/wish/240874482     Prompt #2 wlockhart https://padlet.com/wlockhart/4gn7s1vsbs6a/wish/240874723 An important theme in Siddhartha is that too much searching can obstruct your ability to find what you are looking for and that the simplest truths can be found right in front of you. Compare and contrast the things that keep Siddhartha from achieving his goal and the things that help Siddhartha achieve his goal. Give at least 3 examples of textual evidence to support your point. ]]> 2018-03-12 14:10:10 UTC https://padlet.com/wlockhart/4gn7s1vsbs6a/wish/240874723 Prompt #3 wlockhart https://padlet.com/wlockhart/4gn7s1vsbs6a/wish/240875088 In Siddhartha, each of the characters grapples with the importance of knowledge vs. experience. In the end, Siddhartha seems to adopt the idea that both knowledge and experience create wisdom. Explain what Siddhartha discovers about wisdom and give at least 3 examples of textual evidence that shows how he comes to understand this notion during his journey.  ]]> 2018-03-12 14:10:40 UTC https://padlet.com/wlockhart/4gn7s1vsbs6a/wish/240875088 Prompt #4 wlockhart https://padlet.com/wlockhart/4gn7s1vsbs6a/wish/240875384
  • A motif is a recurring subject, symbol, or idea in a literary work. Choose a motif from Siddhartha and analyze how it is used throughout the novel to express a particular theme. Here are some prominent motifs to get you thinking: 
    1. The river/water
    2. Smiles
    3. The Ferryman
    4. OM
    5. The bird
    6. Love
    7. Govinda

    • ]]>     2018-03-12 14:11:04 UTC https://padlet.com/wlockhart/4gn7s1vsbs6a/wish/240875384     Prompt #5 wlockhart https://padlet.com/wlockhart/4gn7s1vsbs6a/wish/240875639 How does Siddhartha reflect the eastern world’s identity, history, spirituality, and philosophy and how can you compare it to your own  identity, history, spirituality, and philosophy?]]> 2018-03-12 14:11:27 UTC https://padlet.com/wlockhart/4gn7s1vsbs6a/wish/240875639