Expectations In Sidhartha And Antigone

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As individuals, we are entitled to certain obligations and expectations constrained to us as we navigate throughout our life journey; either socially or familial obligations. An example would be working in the family business or marrying an individual chosen by your family members. Similarly, main protagonists Siddhartha and Antigone had expectations/obligations thrust upon them, obligations meant to be followed throughout their lives. Yet, both decide to disassociate from their obligations even with the disapproval of others around them. In relation to obligations/expectations by others that don’t comply with an individual’s inner sense of truth, Siddhartha and Antigone both emphasize on the consequences associated with breaking away from obligations/expectations as well as determination that contributed to their outcome in the story. Nonetheless, Siddhartha and Antigone encounter their conflict differently. Siddhartha disaffiliate from his obligations and expectations to seek his own enlightenment and purpose in life while Antigone disassociate from hers to fulfill the gods’ will. Despite addressing their conflicts differently, Siddhartha and Antigone manage to achieve their main objectives at the end of their story. Siddhartha and Antigone emphasize on the costs associated from disaffiliating from obligations …show more content…

Antigone’s decision to bury Polyneices even though Kreon’s law forbade her from doing so was fueled by her determination to follow the law of the Gods rather than the law of Kreon (Sophocles 21). This illustrates the importance of determination as a trait in Antigone. Without this determination trait, Antigone would have not had the courage to rise against the laws of Kreon and follow the fate of the gods. This type of determination as a trait in Antigone’s character lead her to stand up against Kreon’s law as well as her death at the end of the

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