Illustration of a man in a meditative state—his eyes are closed and there is an infinity symbol on his forehead

Siddhartha

by Hermann Hesse

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  • Explore the Indo-European language family, which includes English, German, and Sanskrit. How does Pali, the language associated with Buddhism, fit into this group? What are some other languages within this family? How have various migrations influenced the history of these languages?
  • Examine C. G. Jung's theories on the shadow, the anima, and the animus. Analyze how different characters in Siddhartha embody these concepts.
  • Compare Eastern notions of simultaneity and totality, as symbolized by the river, with the evolving philosophy of time and space derived from Einstein's theory of relativity.
  • Reflect on the father/son dynamic in Siddhartha and its connection to Hesse's concept of synthesis.

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