Vasudeva asks the river what to do about Siddhartha's son. In response, the river laughs What is the river laughing at? What realization must Siddhartha come to? Why is this situation ironic?
The river is laughing because there is nothing that neither of them can do about Siddhartha's son. He is not in a place where he can prosper. Siddhartha must realize that he must let him go and that he is not going to accept his new life because he was not not brought up that way. Young Siddhartha "was a pampered boy, a mother's boy, and that he had grown up in the habits of rich people, accustomed to finer food, to a soft bed, accustomed to giving orders to servants." And unlike Siddhartha, who ran away from the city because he was disgusted and fed up with it, young Siddhartha had to leave against his will. This situation is ironic because what Siddhartha is doing to his son is the same thing that his father was trying to do to him: direct his life. "His face resembled that of another person, whom he had once known and loved and even feared. It resembled the face of his father, the Brahmin. He remembered how once, as a youth, he had compelled his father to let him go and join the ascetic, how he had taken leave of him, how he had gone and never returned. Had not his father also suffered the same pain that he was now suffering for his son?" Just like how Siddhartha ran, his son did the same...
The river in this this story is very wise & plays a major role in this fiction.As Siddhartha goes back to the river he here the river laughing at him.See the river & Siddharta know that that he cant do nothing about Siddhartha's son.Siddhartha got to let his son go which is hard thing to do.He has to think if his father would of did him the same way what he would be doing.So just as Siddharta did he has to let his son do the same thing which is to find himself.The ironic thing about it's Siddhartha & his father wanted to do the same thing but they couldnt.They both wanted to lead each of there sons life.Its crazy how everything comes back around again or repeat itself because it really did in this story.Now i just want to find out how Siddhartha son turn out.
The river was asked upon the question of what to do about Siddhartha's son, and as Vasudeva stated "Question the river about it friend! Here it laugh over it!" Vasudeva infered to Siddhartha over and over again that the river will laugh at him from the fact that he's trying to do something that can't be done up to this point, which is to change young Siddhartha around. Siddhartha, although he will not listen to anyone, thinks he can restructure his son's mind to that of his. "Give me more time, dear friend! This, along with "I shall capture it with love and with friendly patience," shows Siddhartha's eagerness into trying to win over young Siddhartha. Siddhartha must realize that he wouldn't adapt to a new surrounding nor lifestyle. Young Siddhartha is use to the finer things in life, as getting pampered around, to ordering and instructing others what to do under his will, and etc. This situation is ironic because Siddhartha once faced the same exact ideal from his father, when his father tried to imperitively entice him to study that of the brahman religion ("Dear friend, have you, then, completely forgotten that story, that instructive story of the Brahman's son Siddharth that you once told me." This made Siddhartha think back to the time when his father tried to froce him into the Brahman's way of life. This, in turn, made Siddhartha share the same feelings and emotions that his father felt when he left out on his journey to find the inner oneself of he. Now he realized where his father was coming from and how he felt.
The river is laughing because there is nothing that can be done about Siddhartha's son running away. Siddhartha has to realize he can't give his son the lifestyle that his son is used to. Siddhartha's son is used to the finer things and Siddhartha isn't able to give it to him but his son refuses to even cooperate. This situation is ironic because Siddhartha left his father also and wanted to find what life for him on his own. Siddhartha's father may have wanted to follow him also but he realized he had to let Siddhartha grow on his own.
The river is laughing because there is nothing that neither of them can do about Siddhartha's son. He is not in a place where he can prosper. Siddhartha must realize that he must let him go and that he is not going to accept his new life because he was not not brought up that way. Young Siddhartha "was a pampered boy, a mother's boy, and that he had grown up in the habits of rich people, accustomed to finer food, to a soft bed, accustomed to giving orders to servants." And unlike Siddhartha, who ran away from the city because he was disgusted and fed up with it, young Siddhartha had to leave against his will. This situation is ironic because what Siddhartha is doing to his son is the same thing that his father was trying to do to him: direct his life. "His face resembled that of another person, whom he had once known and loved and even feared. It resembled the face of his father, the Brahmin. He remembered how once, as a youth, he had compelled his father to let him go and join the ascetic, how he had taken leave of him, how he had gone and never returned. Had not his father also suffered the same pain that he was now suffering for his son?" Just like how Siddhartha ran, his son did the same...
ReplyDeleteThe river in this this story is very wise & plays a major role in this fiction.As Siddhartha goes back to the river he here the river laughing at him.See the river & Siddharta know that that he cant do nothing about Siddhartha's son.Siddhartha got to let his son go which is hard thing to do.He has to think if his father would of did him the same way what he would be doing.So just as Siddharta did he has to let his son do the same thing which is to find himself.The ironic thing about it's Siddhartha & his father wanted to do the same thing but they couldnt.They both wanted to lead each of there sons life.Its crazy how everything comes back around again or repeat itself because it really did in this story.Now i just want to find out how Siddhartha son turn out.
ReplyDeleteThe river was asked upon the question of what to do about Siddhartha's son, and as Vasudeva stated "Question the river about it friend! Here it laugh over it!" Vasudeva infered to Siddhartha over and over again that the river will laugh at him from the fact that he's trying to do something that can't be done up to this point, which is to change young Siddhartha around. Siddhartha, although he will not listen to anyone, thinks he can restructure his son's mind to that of his. "Give me more time, dear friend! This, along with "I shall capture it with love and with friendly patience," shows Siddhartha's eagerness into trying to win over young Siddhartha. Siddhartha must realize that he wouldn't adapt to a new surrounding nor lifestyle. Young Siddhartha is use to the finer things in life, as getting pampered around, to ordering and instructing others what to do under his will, and etc. This situation is ironic because Siddhartha once faced the same exact ideal from his father, when his father tried to imperitively entice him to study that of the brahman religion ("Dear friend, have you, then, completely forgotten that story, that instructive story of the Brahman's son Siddharth that you once told me." This made Siddhartha think back to the time when his father tried to froce him into the Brahman's way of life. This, in turn, made Siddhartha share the same feelings and emotions that his father felt when he left out on his journey to find the inner oneself of he. Now he realized where his father was coming from and how he felt.
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The river is laughing because there is nothing that can be done about Siddhartha's son running away. Siddhartha has to realize he can't give his son the lifestyle that his son is used to. Siddhartha's son is used to the finer things and Siddhartha isn't able to give it to him but his son refuses to even cooperate. This situation is ironic because Siddhartha left his father also and wanted to find what life for him on his own. Siddhartha's father may have wanted to follow him also but he realized he had to let Siddhartha grow on his own.
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