Animals

Pg 6 “dusty wand bleeding shoulders, practically naked, lean scorched by the sun solitary, strange an hostile—lean jackals in the world of men.” Pg 12 “he became a dead jackal, lay on the shore, swelled, stank decayed, was dismembered by hyenas, was picked by vultures, became a skeleton, became dust” Siddhartha does not love the world yet. Pg 11 “Siddhartha took the heron into his soul, flew over the forest and mountains, became a heron, ate fishes, suffered heron hunger” Pg 22 “The shady gardens were like a town, swarming with bees. “ Shade= comfort. Bees a collective community and Gotoma is the Queen and everyone else is a follower. Pg 37 “birds sang, bees hummed” sees the beauty in all things (in a different light) Pg 38 “the goat and the golden beetle, the flower and butterfly were beautiful” golden bettle suggests wealth. “Swarms of young fishes, fluttered and glistened.” Sexuality.. suggesting fertility Pg 44 peacock feather humans use animals represents Siddhartha’s greed Pg 45 samana “who comes from the jackels” represents the disconnect Pg 49 “gave rice cake to the dog and remained without food” Siddhartha becomes superior to animals 57 “ he saw people living in a childish or animal-like way, which he both loved and despised.” Pg 59 “her body was as supple as a jaguar” kamala has a power over Siddhartha. Seduction Pg 66 “Kamala kept a small rare songbird in a small golden cage. It was about this bird he dreamt. This bird, which usually sang in the morning, became mute, and as this surprised him, he went up to the cage and looked inside. The little bird was dead and lay stiff on the floor. He took it out, held it a moment he was horrified and his heart ached as if he had thrown away with this dead bird all this all that was good and of value in himself.” Bird represents Siddhartha as he is caged up in the world of greed and wealth. The bird is a metaphor for the way of life as a Samana being free and the cage is the life of a merchant. When the Samana part of him finally dies. Siddartha experiences both extremes in life. He dies and is reborn. 69 “she opened the door of the cage, took the bird out and let it fly away.” Siddhartha being released into his third life Pg 71 “that was the deed which he longed to commit, to destroy the form which he hated! Might the fishes devour him, this dog of a Siddhartha, this madman, this corrupted and rotting body, this sluggish and misused soul! Might the fishes the crocodiles devour him, might the demons tear him to little pieces!” Pg 80 “the bird, the clear spring and voice within him was still alive—that is why he rejoiced” Pg 118 “every bird, every beetle is equally divine and knows and can teach just as well as the esteemed river” Pg 121 “he saw the face of a fish, of a carp, with tremendous painfully opened mouth, a dyeing fish with dimmed eyes.” Govinda saw this in Siddhartha. He is still himself but is still everything because he loves it all.