The Theme Of Love In Herman Hesse's Siddhartha
How far can love take you? in the world there different types of religions and spiritualties; in this book Herman Hesse uses a mixture of Hinduism and Buddhism .The author of the book is Herman Hesse he is famous for writing many books like Siddhartha and if often criticized for certain things he did in the book. The main characters are Siddhartha, Siddhartha'sfather, Govinda, Kamala, Siddhartha JR., Vesudeva, and Kamaswami. In this book Siddhartha is a rich man who feels like there is more to life, so he goes on a journey in search of enlightenment. In Siddhartha the theme is if something is truly loved by someone it must be let it go and Herman Hesse develops this theme by plot sequence, characterization, and symbolism.
In the book there are multiple places where plot sequence supports the theme. Siddhartha was born into a rich family: he has never been satisfied with his life and has always had the feeling that there is something more to life:
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Siddhartha and kamala have a conversation where they discuss that they are not normal people and cannot love. There seems to be a repetitive comparison of Siddhartha to a bird. “When she heard the first news of Siddhartha’s disappearance, she went to the window where she kept a rare songbird in a golden cage. She opened the door of the cage, took the bird out and let it fly away. “(Hesse 85) earlier in the chapter Siddhartha dreams about Kamala's songbird and later this bird is let go by kamala. The bird is Siddhartha symbolically there are other references to bird in the later chapters of this book.
The most important idea that Herman Hesse is trying to convey in this paper is that if something is loved in great quantity it must be let go. There is also proven when Siddhartha chooses to let go of Vesudeva; although Vesudeva does leave willingly into the forest Siddartha could've chosen to follow Vesudeva and stop
In the book there are multiple places where plot sequence supports the theme. Siddhartha was born into a rich family: he has never been satisfied with his life and has always had the feeling that there is something more to life:
You will go into the …show more content…
Siddhartha and kamala have a conversation where they discuss that they are not normal people and cannot love. There seems to be a repetitive comparison of Siddhartha to a bird. “When she heard the first news of Siddhartha’s disappearance, she went to the window where she kept a rare songbird in a golden cage. She opened the door of the cage, took the bird out and let it fly away. “(Hesse 85) earlier in the chapter Siddhartha dreams about Kamala's songbird and later this bird is let go by kamala. The bird is Siddhartha symbolically there are other references to bird in the later chapters of this book.
The most important idea that Herman Hesse is trying to convey in this paper is that if something is loved in great quantity it must be let go. There is also proven when Siddhartha chooses to let go of Vesudeva; although Vesudeva does leave willingly into the forest Siddartha could've chosen to follow Vesudeva and stop