The Separation Of Society In Hermann Hesse's Siddhartha

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Throughout the novel, Siddhartha is both internally and externally separated from society. While Siddhartha searches of enlightenment, he assimilates into multiple groups, but separates himself internally from others within the group. As a Brahmin’s son, Siddhartha was surrounded by educated, wealthy, and strong spiritual followers. Despite this, Siddhartha was singled out as exceptional, this carries on as he becomes a Samana and the beginning of his stay in the village. It is this separation that creates and strengthens Siddhartha’s greatest vice, his ego. Throughout the book, Siddhartha tries to rid himself of his attachments; yet, the way in which he views the society around him ensures his attachment to his own ego. Midway through

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