Literature Analysis #1

1. The plot of the exposition is that Siddhartha decides to give up everything he has to find peace. The incident incident is when he does not think he is happy and can do better if he is alone.

2. The theme of Siddhartha is that he is lost and does not know which path to go. In order to discover this he must go on a journey that he has never been on before.

3. Hermann Hesse's tone is hope. It is hope because in the book Siddhartha is constantly searching for something he does not know when he will find. Another example is when he goes looking for his son. He is hoping to find him because he is his son but knows that he is gone.

4. (Literary Elements/Techniques)
   1.An example of Indirect Characterization is one page 6. ("But he, Siddhartha, did not delight himself, he was no pleasure to himself.") This is telling me that he is lost and does not like who he is and may want to change.
   2. Another example of Indirect Characterization is on page 33. ("When Siddhartha left the grove, in which the Buddha, the Perfect One, remained, in which Govinda remained, then he felt that the life he had lived until that time also remained behind him in the grove, separate from him.") This is helping me understand that he is leaving everything he has behind him.
   3. An example of Direct Characterization is on page 98. ("I hate you; you are not my father, even if you were my mother's lover ten times over!") This helped me understand that there is nothing Siddhartha can do to make his son like him because he is enraged with him for not being there.
   4. An example of Conflict is on page 99. ("Don't you see that he does not want to be pursued?") This is conflict because Siddhartha wants to find his son but his son does not want him to find him. 
   5. An example of an Antagonist is on page 66. ("But above all, he felt disgust for himself.") This antagonist is Siddhartha because he was a nice man in the beginning and is now turned into something he does not want to be.
   6. An example of Resolution is on page 90. ("I can see it," She said, "I see it. I too shall find peace.") This helped me understand that Siddhartha has reached his goal and found what he sought for in the exposition of the book. 
   7. An example of an Allusion is when Siddhartha meets Govinda again and depart without a proper goodbye. This is an allusion because they are good friends and it leads me to think that they will meet again later in the story.
   8.  An example of a Symbolism is the river. Every time Siddhartha gets lost he finds his way back to the river. In the end he ends up staying at the river. This is a symbol of hope and peace because it has helped Siddhartha find his peace that he searched for.
   9. An example of a Protagonist is Vasudeva. This is because he takes Siddhartha in and shows him his ways of peace without him knowing it.
   10. Hermann Hesse's Diction and Tone helped me understand the story more because he wanted me to feel sorry for Siddhartha but wish him hope at the same time and I thought his diction did a great job in changing my opinion of Siddhartha.