Siddhartha and trinnity
Title: Siddhartha and trinnity
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Siddhartha and trinnity
Clay Roche
Siddhartha
In the book, Siddhartha, Herman Hesse uses a trinity theme throughout the book. Hesse also takes that theme further by making the story into a thesis, followed by an antithesis and concluded with a synthesis. Siddhartha’s journey to enlightenment is divided in such a way. His life begins with the path of the mind, followed by the opposite, indulgence in physical pleasures, and finally a synthesis of the two is where
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leaving his father and still become enlightened. He needed the synthesis of his previous lifestyle in order to attain that state.
The thesis: the world of the mind, and the antithesis: the world of the body, come together into a synthesis which result in enlightenment. It could be said that Hesse uses this style of writing to reinforce a main idea in eastern thought: that all things are connected, and when viewed correctly, are one.
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