No Way Jose

I have been reading the chapter Samsara in the book Siddhartha. In this chapter something unexpected happens. Siddhartha continues his life as a rich merchant. I would have never imagine Siddhartha leaving in a world of having all the good stuff. He starts wearing the best cloth, eating the finest food, and doing things he was not used to do. I could no believe it when I read that chapter because how come Siddhartha that suffered for a time passed to the good life. Still during the chapter we can see a clear example that Siddhartha was not being himself. He was not being himself because he had dreams saying that he was not living the world he should be living. In the book it says "But slowly and imperceptibly, with the passing of seasons, his mockery and feeling of superiority diminished."this quote explains that through the book Siddhartha's feeling started to go away. Here would be another clear example that Siddhartha's dream had something to do with his life. His dreams demonstrated that something was going "Awakening from his dream, he was overwhelmed by a feeling of great sadness." I infer that this quote has to do with Siddhartha future telling him that he is not okay.

At the end of the chapter Siddhartha feels like he has wasted his time leaving that way in a "worthless and senseless manner..." but I disagree with him I do not think he wasted his time. Instead I believe he learned a new way of life and that its possible for you to live in that way. Siddhartha will continue his journey and I believe there will be a drastic change. 

Not my Type of Hero

For me, a hero is the person that “saves the day” in a movie or a book. Siddhartha in my opinion is not hero. However, if you look up a definition of the word hero, Siddhartha can be named a hero. Hero: A person, typically a man, who is admired for courage or noble qualities. For a majority of readers Siddhartha is consider a hero because he is a person who is looking for qualities in himself while he was lost within the "Self" and how he manages to achieve his goal with several obstacles in his path. For this blog I have to compare Siddhartha to a hero and I choose Gandhi. I choose Gandhi because during Global Studies we watched a movie about him. During the movie I was able to related a lot to Siddhartha. 

Siddhartha and Gandhi have many similarities. 

The first similarities is they both have the persistence for making their goals happen. In this case Siddhartha’s goal is to find his true Self and Gandhi’s goal is to make the British leave India.   Another thing they have in common is that both have to change their attitude depending, in the situation they are in.  An example would be in Siddhartha he changes his attitude when he meets Kamala because he realizes that there are new ways of looking at the world. Gandhi changes his attitude towards the Muslims when they decide to divide Pakistan and India. For last they also have in common that the people follow their ideas and were a mayor impact in the world.   After all I have an impression of Siddhartha just like Gandhi because they are wise and are looking for the good and not for the bad.

A New Start

I just started reading the second part of the book Siddhartha.This part of the book is named Kamala. I have noticed that Siddhartha has changed his attitude in this section of the book. For me to notice that he changed his attitude was when he says"The world was beautiful when looked as in this way-without any seeking, so simple, so chidlike."  I can see from that quote that Siddhartha has changed the perspection of the world making me realize that he has changed.  I noticed  that Siddhartha wants to live his own path by the decisions he makes. He does not want to follow any Gods order o Govinda's orders he just wants to keep going by himself. I believe that since the beginning Siddhartha wanted to be himself only that he was scared to be himself. After all there are few people in society who are themselves and this is what Siddhartha earns in this part of the book. He is able to be independent from any opinion  and just following his Self. 
Also during this chapter Siddhartha meets Kamala which is a women that is really pretty and Siddhartha  falls in love with her. "...made a gesture, such as a woman makes when she invites a man to that kind of enjoyment of love..." This quote from the book makes me infer that Kamala will change the way Siddhartha life is because it is supposed that Samanas cannot have relationships like that one.