Characters
Characters
Plot Elements/Details
Plot Elements/Details
Symbols and Motifs
100
The novel's protagonists who sets out for enlightment and tests the religious philosophies he discovers.
What is Siddhartha.
100
An enlightened religious leader with many followers who has attained Nirvana.
What is Gotama.
100
Siddhartha's father is a Brahmin, meaning he is...
What is a Religious Leader.
100
How does the ferryman first seem to Siddhartha?
Contented and smiling.
100
This represents life itself, time, and the path to enlightment.
What is the river.
200
The enlighted ferryman who guides Siddhartha to a transcendent understanding of himself and the universe.
What is Vasudeva.
200
Siddhartha's best friend and sometimes his follower.
What is Govinda.
200

After joining the Samanas, Siddhartha finds that..

The Samanas never will receive Nivana.  They are flawed.

200
On his approach to the city, Siddhartha is almost overcome by desire for what?
A woman.
200
This motif appears throughout the search for enlightment, first between Siddhartha and his father, and later between Siddhartha and Kamala.
What is love.
300
A courtesan who instructs Siddhartha in the art of physical love.
What is Kamala.
300
An older businessman who teachers Siddhartha the art of business.
What is Kamaswami.
300

After learning the main tenets of Gotama's Eightfold Path, what does Siddhartha do?

Questions Gotama pivately about the specifics of his spiritual reccomendations.

300
Why does Kamala introduce Siddhartha to Kamaswami?
So Siddhartha can learn the ways of a merchant.
300

Who represents guidance and the path to enlightment and is positioned between oridnary world and enlightenment.

What is the ferryman.

400
Son of Siddhartha and Kamala.
What is Young Siddhartha.
400
A respected Brahmin in Siddhartha's boyhood community who familiarizes Siddhartha with many basic religious teachings.
What is Siddhartha's Father.
400
What does Govinda do when Siddhartha leaves the Samanas?
Accompanies Siddhartha.
400
What causes Kamala's death?
A snake bite.
400
The action done by those who have achieved enlightment.
What is the smile.
500
A group of traveling ascetics who believe that a life of deprivation and wandering is the path to self-actualization.
What is The Samanas.
500
A more common name for Gotama, an enlighted religous leader.
What is Buddha.
500
Why does Gotama seem to believe he is qualified to be a spiritual leader?
He has attained Nirvana.
500
Through what activity does Siddhartha achieve true Nirvana?
Listening to the teachings of the river.
500

This motif signifies the oneness and unity of all things and marks key moments of awakening for Siddhartha.

What is Om.

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