Hermann Hesse
Father was German/Mother: was born in lndia
Wriften in 1919lfinished in 1922
Experienced
He was expected to be a minister
1S-yr-old ran away from seminary
Nervous breakdown ensued with visits to sanatoria, spas, psychiatrists
Became best read of all German writers
depression
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His relationship with lndia's literature, religions and the philosophies were
important)
The book was immediately successful in Germany
About Siddhartha:
540480 B.C. based on a hero's life
Buddhist saw no pleasure in worldly pleasures (sought total extinction-nirvana)
Historical Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama of the Sakya clan, preached four great
truths:
1.
All existence is suffering
2. Suffering is caused by desires
o 3. To stop suffering one must cause to desire
4. This is achieved by the eightfold path
a. correct opinions
b. correc't speech
c. correct actions
d. correct way of living
e. conect effort
t. correc't attention
g. conect concentration
Original Buddhism>called philosophy
1. lntended to save those who took a vow of poverty and became monks
2. Renounced allworldly ties
3. lgnored gods and included litile in the way of worship
Novel is meant to be philosophical and allegorical
Siddhartha is
1. A long preachment
2. Offerc "books in the running brooks,
3. Sermons in stones
4. Good in everything
Siddhartha is Hesse:
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Questions,
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1.
Describe Siddhartha's family.
2.
Describe Siddhartha's upbringing. What was it like?
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3.
Who was Govinda?
4. How did Govinda feel toward Siddhartha?
5. what kinds of activities did siddhartha
6.
participate in as a youth?
What were Siddhartha's fathe/s expectations of him?
7. who was siddhartha's
father and exprain his influence on him.
8.
What is Atman?
9.
Siddhartha starts to experience dissatisfaction. What is it Siddhartha
becomes dissatisfied with and explain why.
10. What does the phrase, "Your soul is the whole world?',
11.What does Siddhartha tell Govinda?
12. Describe what takes place between Siddhartha and his father. How would
you describe Siddhartha's reactions to his father's behavior and vice-versa?
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euestions,
Tlw B rahrwin b Srn
1.
Describe Siddhartha's family.
2.
Describe Siddhartha's upbringing. What was it like?
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3.
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Who was Govinda?
4. How did Govinda feel toward Siddhartha?
5. what kinds of activities did siddhartha
6.
7
participate in as a youth?
What were Siddhartha's father,s expectations of him?
- who was siddhartha's
father and exprain his influence on him.
8.
What is Atman?
9.
Siddhartha starts to experience dissatisfaction. What is it Siddhartha
becpmes disqatisfied with and exptain why.
10. What does the phrase, "Your soul is the whole world?,,
11.
What does Siddhartha tell Govinda?
12. Describe what takes place between Siddhartha and his father. How would
you describe Siddhartha's reactions to his fathe/s behavior and vice-versa?