Cultural And Contextual Considerations In Herman Hesse's 'Siddhartha'

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Siddhartha Fishbowl Discussion Reflection My understanding of cultural and contextual considerations in Siddhartha by Herman Hesse during the oral discussion increased because I was able to easily see how different interpretations drawn from the text can lead to different conclusions based upon a person 's preconceived notions. A significant cultural difference I had not previously considered was after someone in the class asked “how could a war be bad” and many people seemed to agree with them (thus indirectly implying belief in absolute morality), and even stated about how they essentially found Siddhartha’s proclamation at the end of the book that “everything was good” to be in direct interference with their own personal beliefs. This was