Siddhartha Study Guide
SIDDHARTHA Theme UNIVERSAL JOURNEY CALLED LIFE JOURNEY OF SELF TOWARDS WHOLENESS WINDING PATH TOWARDS ENLIGHTENMENT STRUGGLE FOR INTEGRATION OF THE SELF Title SIDDHARTHA=BUDDHA SIDDHARTHA=PILGRIM ON JOURNEY SIDDHARTHA=ALL OF US WHO SEEK PART ONE The Brahmin?s Son Section title SID IS A LABEL WANTS TO FIND TRUE SELF FREE OF LABELS Imagery NATURE=SHADE, SUNLIGHT, RIVER, TREES, STARS, MOON, SUN WATER=RIVER, ABLUTIONS, TRICKLING, HOLY SPRINGS LIGHT/DARK Motif WATER, LIGHT/DARK, THIRST, INSIDE/OUTSIDE Tone CHILDLIKE, REVERENT, SERIOUS, SACRED, LYRICAL, PARABOLIC (LIKE A FAIRY TALE OR HOLY TEXT) Setting USES ARCHETYPES=ROOM, FOREST, RIVER INDIA AROUND 500 B.C. Syntax STRONG NARRATIVE DRIVE (LIKE A FAIRY TALE) WITH LOTS OF REPETITON Diction