Overcoming Misfortunes in Siddhartha :: Hesse Siddhartha Essays

Overcoming Misfortunes in Siddhartha           On knave 132 we read Everything that was non suffered to the end and finally concluded, recurred, and the same sorrows were undergone. What does this mean in regards to Siddhartha and any other of the characters in Hesses story? Do you agree with this parameter? Explain.         This excerpt is taken from the context of when Siddhartha is crossing the river and he sees his reflection and it looks akin his father. This quote refers to a repeating of events. It is illustrated by brahmin being disjunct from Siddhartha and Siddhartha being separated from his own son. This parallels the quote in three counsels. taken literally it identifies the father-like-son aspect of the situation. It can be taken as a metaphor for the endlessness of time as well. Taken out of context, this quote identifies that anything that is not followed or completely worked through with(pred icate) give continue to exist and it will repeat itself.         Siddhartha left his father, Brahmin, at a young age to cooperate the ascetics. Siddhartha is now considering the pain his father must have gone through not seeing his son again. Siddharthas son, too, was separated from his father. Without dealing with this situation, the distance among father and son would never be reconciled. Thus the situation Siddhartha had with Brahmin would be repeated.         The quote can also be interpreted as a metaphor for time. Obvious recurrences can be noted in time, suggesting that time repeats itself. Instead of a river, another symbol can be used for time, perhaps a pool. According to this quote, things repeat themselves in time. In a pool objects float around until they finally make their way to the outlet. Events swirling around in time without reconciliation be trapped until they are dealt with. The entire pool makes up all that time is. All the experiences and thoughts of past, present, and forthcoming that have not been dismissed all contribute to the whole of time.         If the quote stood alone, without the context of Siddharthas reflections on his father and his son, it would state that anything that isnt finished through conclusion would forever hang in the cloud of time.