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The most crucial theme in the novel “Siddhartha� is the protagonists’ search for enlightenment, the transcendence into Nirvana. Though surrounded by people with the monotonous goals such as wealth, love, and fame, Siddhartha and his friend, Govinda, wished to spend their lives becoming spiritually enlightened. While their goals were the same, however, their paths were quite different. Govinda’s method forced him to rely on the teachings of an elder one, and Siddhartha’s method forced him to find his own way to enlightenment. Though both achieved enlightenment in the end of the novel, Siddhartha’s path was more fulfilling and successful.
In “Siddhartha�, both protagonists represent civilization. Govinda, who left the Brahmins unwillingly, still clung to their customary nature of following under an elder or teacher to learn the ways of the world; this is an emulation of an inexorable society that is reluctant to change tradition. Siddhartha, on the other hand, was......

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