Siddhartha
Introduction + Context
Plot Summary
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Part 1, Chapter 1 Part 1, Chapter 2 Part 1, Chapter 3 Part 1, Chapter 4 Part 2, Chapter 5 Part 2, Chapter 6 Part 2, Chapter 7 Part 2, Chapter 8 Part 2, Chapter 9 Part 2, Chapter 10 Part 2, Chapter 11 Part 2, Chapter 12
Themes
All Themes The Path to Spiritual Enlightenment Nature and the Spirit Direction and Indirection Truth and Illusion Satisfaction and Dissatisfaction
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Characters
All Characters Siddhartha Govinda Siddhartha’s father Gautama Kamala Kamaswami Vasudeva Young Siddhartha Young woman
Symbols
All Symbols The Smile The River
Literary Devices
All Literary Devices Allusions Foil Foreshadowing Genre Imagery Irony Metaphors Mood Motifs Paradox Personification Setting Similes Style Tone
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Siddhartha

by Hermann Hesse

Siddhartha Literary Devices

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