Hermann Hesse's Siddhartha
Life is a beautifully written song, composed with a melody unlike any other before it.
Each work of art is shaped differently with each passing note, giving it a slightly different tune, orchestrating a song with its own alluring unique elegance. The melody of each song is ever changing as new experiences are made, much like Siddhartha’s number is being developed throughout his decisions, relationships, and experiences in Hermann Hesse’s novel Siddhartha. The environment where the song is developed gives way to a perfectly meticulous foundation for the end product. Hesse’s novel of an ever changing melody of a young man creating his own song is unlike any other. Hermann Hesse’s novel of a young man in search of who he is and what he is meant …show more content…
Similarly, I can see this taking place throughout my life, helping in perfecting the tune for my own song. I am unable to see what the future holds for me and that often times scares me, but I know that I am not fulfilled with where I am presently standing with life, I need to move on to the next verse of my life, whether the verse be scary, sad, fulfilling or a combination of those little notes, they will be strung together into an identifying part of who my completed self is meant to be. Much like Siddhartha’s decision to leave the Brahmin life after “[he] begun to feel the seeds of discontent within him”(Hesse 5), the knowledge of the Brahmin life simply can not fulfill Siddhartha’s “waiting vessel” (5) destined for enlightenment. I need to leave my comfortable and safe home town in search of something more than simply small town life, and pursue a higher education in a more diverse and populated setting to explore and find out who I truly am and who I want to be with a no predetermined idea of who I am in any new person’s eyes. In order to fully shape who I am, in addition to who I already am, I need to take risks such as Siddhartha’s of making mistakes or writing the wrong tune such as Siddhartha’s merchant life. When a mistake is made, I will know later in my song how to make the mistake into something beautiful, not stumbling over it, or …show more content…
Govinda is a sturdy melody throughout Siddhartha’s own song, much like my own friends are in my own. In order for my own song to become as beautiful as it is meant to be, “the love of my friend[s]” (5) greatly impact the song, with my friends incorporating their own lyrical twist into mine, often times they make the song better than if it would stand on its own. Siddhartha also experiences this while he and Govinda reinforce each other's songs throughout childhood, when Govinda’s “I have come,”(12) solidifies the bond to begin leaving the Brahmin life to become Samanas. Although Govinda eventually stays with the teachings and becomes a Buddhist monk, he is one of the biggest influencers of Siddhartha’s identity, without friendships one can not become who they are destined to be, even if that means the friendship is only during one verse of a life, each new friendship and relationship creates notes to make one's song so identifiable. The ferryman, who Siddhartha befriends after his material lifestyle, helps in showing Siddhartha a true natural tune that in which he seeks. My own friends have given me opportunity to show me a song that is identifying me with music, movies, and their own unique personalities that I slowly see showing up in my own, as well as some of my traits evident in theirs. The ferryman’s identity slowly amalgamates with Siddhartha’s as “time went on
Each work of art is shaped differently with each passing note, giving it a slightly different tune, orchestrating a song with its own alluring unique elegance. The melody of each song is ever changing as new experiences are made, much like Siddhartha’s number is being developed throughout his decisions, relationships, and experiences in Hermann Hesse’s novel Siddhartha. The environment where the song is developed gives way to a perfectly meticulous foundation for the end product. Hesse’s novel of an ever changing melody of a young man creating his own song is unlike any other. Hermann Hesse’s novel of a young man in search of who he is and what he is meant …show more content…
Similarly, I can see this taking place throughout my life, helping in perfecting the tune for my own song. I am unable to see what the future holds for me and that often times scares me, but I know that I am not fulfilled with where I am presently standing with life, I need to move on to the next verse of my life, whether the verse be scary, sad, fulfilling or a combination of those little notes, they will be strung together into an identifying part of who my completed self is meant to be. Much like Siddhartha’s decision to leave the Brahmin life after “[he] begun to feel the seeds of discontent within him”(Hesse 5), the knowledge of the Brahmin life simply can not fulfill Siddhartha’s “waiting vessel” (5) destined for enlightenment. I need to leave my comfortable and safe home town in search of something more than simply small town life, and pursue a higher education in a more diverse and populated setting to explore and find out who I truly am and who I want to be with a no predetermined idea of who I am in any new person’s eyes. In order to fully shape who I am, in addition to who I already am, I need to take risks such as Siddhartha’s of making mistakes or writing the wrong tune such as Siddhartha’s merchant life. When a mistake is made, I will know later in my song how to make the mistake into something beautiful, not stumbling over it, or …show more content…
Govinda is a sturdy melody throughout Siddhartha’s own song, much like my own friends are in my own. In order for my own song to become as beautiful as it is meant to be, “the love of my friend[s]” (5) greatly impact the song, with my friends incorporating their own lyrical twist into mine, often times they make the song better than if it would stand on its own. Siddhartha also experiences this while he and Govinda reinforce each other's songs throughout childhood, when Govinda’s “I have come,”(12) solidifies the bond to begin leaving the Brahmin life to become Samanas. Although Govinda eventually stays with the teachings and becomes a Buddhist monk, he is one of the biggest influencers of Siddhartha’s identity, without friendships one can not become who they are destined to be, even if that means the friendship is only during one verse of a life, each new friendship and relationship creates notes to make one's song so identifiable. The ferryman, who Siddhartha befriends after his material lifestyle, helps in showing Siddhartha a true natural tune that in which he seeks. My own friends have given me opportunity to show me a song that is identifying me with music, movies, and their own unique personalities that I slowly see showing up in my own, as well as some of my traits evident in theirs. The ferryman’s identity slowly amalgamates with Siddhartha’s as “time went on