Siddhartha Essay

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The book entitled “Siddhartha” was written by Herman Hesse that was first published in the year 1951 by New Directions Publishing Corporation and Bantam Books. The book is about Siddhartha’s search for enlightenment. Though he does what religion tells him to do, he feels that something is missing, which is enlightenment. The book is a part of a series, namely: a. Beneath the wheel, b. Demian, c. Magister Ludi, d. Siddhartha, ang lastly Steppenwolf. The book have relation to the author’s life. The book shows Hesse’s religious crisis. Hesse’s novels are all based from his real life experiences. Siddhartha showed Hesse’s spiritual jourey of self-discovery. Siddhartha can be considered a quest because it gives us the challenge to search for something.