Chapter 10, 11, and 12

Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse

THE SON  Chapter 10 (129 -138)

1.   Why does Siddhartha apologize?

2.   How did the ferryman respond to Siddhartha’s
      questions?

3.   Why did the boy remind him of Kamala?

4.   Why and how is Siddhartha suffering?

5.   How does his parenting compare with his father’s
      parenting?

6.   How does young Siddhartha compare with Siddhartha

      as a youth?

Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse

OM   Chapter 11 (129 -138)

1. How did the son feel when Siddhartha
   greeted him as his son?

2. How did Siddhartha treat his son?

3. Why does the boy feel uncomfortable with Siddhartha?

4.  Why did Vasudeva pull Siddhartha aside?

5.  How is Siddhartha as a father? (Explain.)

6.  Why is the boy so challenging to Siddhartha?

7.  Why is parenting so painful for Siddhartha?

Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse

GOVINDA Chapter 12 (139-152)

1.   Why does Govinda not recognize Siddhartha?

2. What does Govinda ask Siddhartha to tell
    him about?

3. How are seeking and finding a goal so different?

4. Why does Govinda have difficulty understanding
   what Siddhartha says to him?

5. How are Siddhartha’s thoughts and knowledge
   different from Govinda’s doctrines?

6. “We suffer the illusion that time is real. Time is
    not real, Govinda, I have realized this
    repeatedly.”  Try to explain what Siddhartha
    means by this, on page 143.

7. How does what Siddhartha says to Govinda
   relate to you as a young adult about to
   establish your independence?

8. What does Siddhartha’s discussion about the
   stone really mean?

9. Why does Siddhartha distrust words so much?
   (148-149)
10.Why is Govinda’s meeting with Siddhartha
    of such great importance to him? (148-149)

 

Chapters 8 and 9

 

  

   Chapter 8   (87-100)

 By The River

1. Why does Siddhartha want to kill himself, and how
does he plan on doing it? 

2. What is the tone and mood of this section?

3. What sound does Siddhartha hear?  How does he react to it?

4. How is Siddhartha different when he wakes up?  Who is sitting with him?

5. What does Siddhartha start lecturing about to this person. ?
6. Why is Siddhartha so happy. What does hew realize?

The Ferryman  Chapter 9 (100-115)

          1.Why is Siddhartha so impressed with

             Vasudeva’s listening?

          2.How has Vasudeva become a wise man?

          3.Why does Vasudeva consider the river holy?

4.How are Siddhartha the boy, the young

   man, and the mature man separated? 

5.How do ferrymen learn so much?

Chapter 8

By the River
Write five how and why questions about this chapter.