How Does Kamaswami Teach Siddhartha

1. In this section of Siddhartha, Siddhartha realizes how arrogant he became by being a Samana. After spending years depriving himself in order to find Atman, he considers himself better than those who would not go that far. But then, he found Kamaswami and the rest of the village. During that time, he destroys the Siddhartha he knows. By doing so, he learns how to start again. His Samana ego is now balanced out by his destructive years in the village. Now he is finally free to work on finding his inner self again.
2. In Siddhartha, Kamaswami plays the archetypal character of the dark mentor. He’s not exactly the type of person one might think is a dark mentor; he isn’t evil and ruthless. But, his values are the opposite of Siddhartha’s. He desires and suffers over money and other trivial physical things. These are the things Siddhartha lives his life trying to avoid; he doesn’t want something so miniscule and meaningless to bother him. As for the other qualities of a mentor, Kamaswami does give Siddhartha gifts and teaches him. For gifts, he

Kamaswami also teaches Siddhartha not just about trading, but about gambling, drinking, and other desires Siddartha had sworn to avoid earlier in his life.
3. The name Siddhartha is actually made up of two Sanskrit words, Siddha (achieved) and Artha (what was searched for). So together it basically means one who achieved their goals or someone who has found meaning. On page 4, Siddhartha talks about how Brahmins “knew a tremendous number of things—but was it worthwhile knowing all these things if they did not know the one important thing, the only important thing?” He later implied the most important thing was his soul and discovering it. This turns out to be the basis of his entire journey; he wants to find Atman. Siddhartha’s name represents who he wishes to be, someone who achieved their goal. Another name