Siddhartha Dialectical Journal
Chapter 7
Passages from the Text
Comments & Questions
“He had tasted riches, had tasted lust, had tasted power; nevertheless he had still remained in his heart for a long time a Samana; Kamala, being smart, had realized this quite right. It was still the art of thinking, of waiting, of fasting, which guided his life; still the people of the world, the childlike people, had remained alien to him as he was alien to them” (75).
(C) In the movie, A Walk to Remember, by Nicholas Sparks, the main character Landon was characterized as cool and nonchalant around his friends. However, he acted completely different around his partner Jamie. He stimulated a trait of caring and responsibility. No matter how Landon acts around his friends, his personality is defined as the character that stays with Jamie. This is what is happening with Siddhartha; he is caught up with his new society and acts like he is …show more content…
Many a part of this he still had, but one part after another had been submerged and had gathered dust” (76).
(C) Siddhartha remembers everything that he was taught and was how it was useful for him. Just like many children, including myself, were taught important values; like, not talking to a stranger or to learn our manners. Those little things that we were educated about as children, bring us a better future.
“Slowly, like humidity entering the dying stem of a tree, filling it slowly and making it rot, the world and sloth had entered Siddhartha's soul, slowly it filled his soul, made it heavy, made it tired, put it to sleep. On the other hand, his senses had become alive, there was much they had learned, much they had experienced”
Passages from the Text
Comments & Questions
“He had tasted riches, had tasted lust, had tasted power; nevertheless he had still remained in his heart for a long time a Samana; Kamala, being smart, had realized this quite right. It was still the art of thinking, of waiting, of fasting, which guided his life; still the people of the world, the childlike people, had remained alien to him as he was alien to them” (75).
(C) In the movie, A Walk to Remember, by Nicholas Sparks, the main character Landon was characterized as cool and nonchalant around his friends. However, he acted completely different around his partner Jamie. He stimulated a trait of caring and responsibility. No matter how Landon acts around his friends, his personality is defined as the character that stays with Jamie. This is what is happening with Siddhartha; he is caught up with his new society and acts like he is …show more content…
Many a part of this he still had, but one part after another had been submerged and had gathered dust” (76).
(C) Siddhartha remembers everything that he was taught and was how it was useful for him. Just like many children, including myself, were taught important values; like, not talking to a stranger or to learn our manners. Those little things that we were educated about as children, bring us a better future.
“Slowly, like humidity entering the dying stem of a tree, filling it slowly and making it rot, the world and sloth had entered Siddhartha's soul, slowly it filled his soul, made it heavy, made it tired, put it to sleep. On the other hand, his senses had become alive, there was much they had learned, much they had experienced”