1. Throughout Part One of the story, Siddhartha is on a journey to find enlightenment. He has a strong passion and curiosity to find the meaning of Nirvana. I interpreted that Hesse wants us to believe that enlightenment comes from within. He uses several rhetorical devices to develop this theme. On page 11, I found Siddhartha uses hyperboles to show his passion. When the Brahmin asked him if he will fall asleep Siddhartha says, “I will not fall asleep.” For me, this shows that he is so passionate about finding enlightenment, that he is willing to give up anything. This is an exaggeration, because he cannot live without sleep. Eventually, he would die of exhaustion, and not find enlightenment. On page 33, Hesse uses personification to develop the theme. “Opinions mean nothing; they may be beautiful or ugly, clever or foolish, anyone can embrace or reject them.” This uses personification because it gives humanlike qualities to opinions, which is a noun.
2. I can assume that Siddhartha will continue on his path to Nirvana. He has developed more confidence in his decisions. On the last page of Part One, it foreshadows Siddhartha’s future decisions. The last paragraph says “Immediately he moved on again and began to walk quickly and impatiently, no longer homewards, no longer to his father, no longer looking backwards.” I can predict that Siddhartha will …show more content…
Govinda looked up to Siddhartha throughout the entire selection. Siddhartha was his spiritual teacher throughout their childhood. It seemed as though whatever Siddhartha did, Govinda would follow. As they adjust to the new ways of the Samanas, Siddhartha begins to question the beliefs of those around him. However, Govinda remains true to his faith and never questions anything. It is saddening when Siddhartha leaves the Samanas to pursue his dream of learning how to achieve Nirvana, and Govinda stays. On page 24 Siddhartha says “I have no desire to walk on water. Let the old Samanas satisfy themselves with such