Characters
Who has become completely compelled and enchanted in the materialistic, and worldly aspects of life, and slowly starts to become what they dreaded once before?
How did the chapter end?
Kamala finds out Siddhartha has left and freed her rare songbird from its cage. Kamala has also found out she is pregnant with Siddhartha’s child.
What is the definition of SQUANDER?
Definition:
waste in a foolish manner
What is the definition for TEPID?
Definition:
lukewarm
How wealthy had Siddhartha become? Give examples.
He had his own house, his own servants, a garden, nice clothing, etc.
Who is Siddhartha’s short-term lover who understands Siddhartha more than he understands himself? She is a courtesan, and is loved by many.
Kamala the Courtesan
What bad habit did Siddhartha take after from the Child-People?
Gambling/throwing dice
What is the definition for SAMSARA?
Definition:
the cycle of perpetual (constant and repetitive) existences from birth to death to rebirth in eternal (everlasting) repetition.
Determine the vocabulary term based on the definition:
of a noble or elevated nature
Term:
Lofty
How did Siddhartha change over time when it came to gambling?
Siddhartha started off only participating andwas smiling and unconcerned. Later on, he slowly became engulfed with fury and passion and started gambling for more expensive things and money.
Who is a very wealthy merchant who takes Siddhartha in as his assistant in business?
Kamaswami
Why did Siddhartha envy the other child-people?
Because they had something he did not. They had an importance to attach to their life, passion, joys, and fears.
What is the definition of Covetousness?
Definition:
yearning to possess something, usually something belonging to another
What is the definition for EXALT?
Definition:
to think or speak very highly of someone or something
Finish the sentence: “It was always the art of thinking, waiting, and ……. that directed his life.” (pg. 40)
fasting
Who was Siddhartha talking about when he was questioning why he left them?
Govinda
What happened in Siddhartha’s dream about Kamala?
Kamala’s caged songbird did not sing its usual morning song, which got Siddhartha’s attention. He found the bird dead in it’s cage so he took the bird and threw it away. Once he threw it away, he felt that he had just thrown away something very important to him.
Determine the vocabulary term based on the definition:
weak; lacking vigor or interest
Insipid
Determine the vocabulary term based on the definition:
intense and passionate feeling
Term:
Fervor
How had Kamala’s lifestyle affected her?
Kamala had weariness written all over her face from traveling a long path that had no happy goal and her concealed anxiety of old age and the necessity of dying ate at her.
Who was the spiritual guide that sparked Siddhartha's start into independence?
Gotama
Why is Siddhartha’s life comparable to a potter’s wheel?
A potter’s wheel once in motion, slowly slackens, and comes to rest, thus in Sidhartha’s wheel of asceticism, thought, and discernment is slowly coming to a stop too. His past life and ways are slowly becoming scarcer as he takes on the behaviours of the Child-People.
What is the definition of FOUNTAINHEAD?
Definition:
an original source of something
What is the definition of declivity?
Definition:
a downward slope
How did Siddhartha still look at other people even after experiencing merchant life?
Siddhartha still felt superior to them and judged them with mocking contempt like how he did as a samana.