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A Samana Lifestyle In Hermann Hesse's Siddhartha
When Siddhartha was young, his father was shocked about Siddhartha's choice to become a Samana and leave the Brahmin lifestyle. Siddhartha's father did not want Siddhartha to go on a different path than himself. Siddhartha's father was worried about the lifestyle Siddhartha was about to pursue. Siddhartha is the same way with his son. Siddhartha's son is a spoiled, rich kid who does not appreciate the Samana lifestyle at all. He does not want to follow the same path Siddhartha is on. Siddhartha is worried about his son because he absolutely despised living in the material world, and knows what it can do to a person. He is afraid his son will make the same mistakes that he
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