Reaction to Siddhartha

Siddhartha, by Hermann Hesse, is the story of the life journey of the main character, Siddhartha, after which the book is named. Throughout the novel, Siddhartha questions many aspects of life including wisdom, love, and happiness, which causes the reader to reevaluate life as well. At the beginning of the book, Siddhartha begins to question the Brahmin faith. He feels, however, he is better off looking within himself for answers to his questions, rather than …

…Siddhartha in this respect. Sometimes I find myself questioning what I am doing in life and for whom I am doing it. I know my parents want me to be successful in life, but their definition of success is different from mine. The biggest impact this book has had on me is that it has made me reconsider what will make me happy in life and helped me begin to make progress towards those goals.