While reading Siddhartha, I made a few connections to my life. I can relate to some of Siddhartha's experiences which helps me understand the main character's feelings. Being able to connect to some of the protagonist's experiences drew my attention to the story and increased my overall comprehension of it.
On page 50 in the second paragraph, Siddhartha says: "It was my intention to learn about love from the most beautiful woman. From the moment I made that resolution I also knew that I would execute it". From this quote, I can infer that Siddhartha is a goal-setter and a go-getter, because he is determined to love this woman. I myself am a go-getter with the plans that I make for the future. My personal philosophy is that a person should be constantly striving to achieve something great so as to give meaning and motivation to their life. My goal is to enter Wharton Business School at University of Pennsylvania, and I'm fighting for it by achieving high grades, having a high involvement in school clubs, practicing more sports, and participating in community service.
At the bottom of page 59, Kamala and Siddhartha are discussing about how none of them can love for real. From this dialogue, I can infer that both of them deeply want to be with one another. A similar event happened to my uncle. He had a Jewish girlfriend, and they had lasted more than five years dating. They both adored each other, and it was logical that the next step they would take would be marriage. One night at dinner, the Jewish woman told my uncle that she couldn't see him again nor marry him, because he wasn't Jewish. The woman loved him, but she couldn't promise him real, eternal love in marriage because of their different religious views. After a few weeks, she realized that letting my uncle go was a big mistake, so they married. After seeing this woman and my uncle marry, I learned that strong, deep love can withstand any obstacle.
Apart from helping me understand the story, the connections served as a foreshadowing aid. With the connections, I was able to make logical predictions of future events in the story. I enjoy finding things in common with a character, because I can compare and contrast how it is that him and I handle similar situations.
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