Setting
The novel is set in this country.
What is India?
The Samanas do this as little as possible. Must be difficult around Thanksgiving!
What is eat?
This character is a symbol for the Buddha himself--and for Buddhism.
Who is Siddhartha?
The Buddha warns Siddhartha about too much this.
What is cleverness?
This person is Siddhartha's first teacher.
Who is Siddhartha's father?
The first chapter is set in a small town, where Siddhartha is best friends with this person.
Who is Govinda?
This character is named after a flower--and a goddess.
Who is Kamala?
Where is under a tree?
After living with Kamaswami, Siddhartha realizes being a merchant is the wrong this, since it ties him down with material goods.
What is occupation?
This teacher wears a continual expression of serenity, and goes out begging every morning.
Who is the Buddha?
The Samanas live here.
Where is the forest?
This character means "teacher of desire."
Who is Kamaswami?
The sacred syllable that saves Siddhartha's soul.
What is "om"?
A symbol for Siddhartha's soul is disguised as this, which Kamala sets free.
What is a bird?
Siddhartha usually leaves his teachers, but this teacher, who is quite young, leaves Siddhartha instead.
Vasudeva lives on a river, and has this important job.
What is ferryman?
Besides the Buddha, this is the first character to achieve enlightenment in the book.
Who is Kamala?
This geographical object is a symbol for time, the universe, unity, and crossing into a new life.
What is the river?
When Vasudeva achieves enlightenment and goes into the forest, the book also implies he does this.
What is die?
This person is Siddhartha's final teacher.
Who is Vasudeva?
What is Samsara?
Although this character probably has a name, we never learn what it is.
Who is Siddhartha's son?
This character is a symbol for Hinduism and for Krishna.
Who is Govinda?
At the end of the book, Siddhartha gives his friend Govinda one of these, bestowing both affection and wisdom.
What is a kiss?
Although the Buddha claims love, which is desire, impedes enlightenment, Siddhartha tells us that to achieve enlightenment, one need not give up love, but must do this.
What is love everything?