The Ferryman is symbolic to Siddhartha because he feels thats the ferryman guided him once before in the past so now he wishes to go back and learn from him and the river. He says, "By this river I want to stay, thought Siddhartha, it is the same which I have crossed a long time ago on my way to the childlike people, a friendly ferryman had guided me then, he is the one I want to go to, starting out from his hut, my path had led me at that time into a new life, which had now grown old and is dead--my present path, my present new life, shall also take its start there!" Vasudeva's occupation is symbolic because for once Siddhartha is not learning from someone, he's learning from something: the river. Vasudeva says, “If I could talk and teach, I would perhaps be a teacher, but as it is I am only a ferryman.” He tells Siddhartha to listen to the river and to learn from it
Siddartha awakened imself once again after feeling the stint of death in his presence, causing him to almost commit suicide. He then recontinued his journey, only to make his way back to the ferryman's river. The Ferryman is symbolic to Siddartha because he (the ferryman) had asserted to Siddhartha earlier in the story that one day he'd return to cross his river once more. The only difference this time was that Siddhartha wanted not only to get in his boat, but work for the ferryman; "Oh, i would like the best of all not to travel on. I would like it best of all ferryman, if you were to give me an old apron and keep me on as your assistant-as your apprentice, rather, for I must first learn how to handle the boat." Siddhartha was implying on the notion that he wanted to learn how to be relevant to helping others in life. This was because of how the ferryman helped him. It's also symbolic of how much he felt toward the river "how he loved that water, how it delighted him, how grateful he was to it!" He seen the river water as candy to a toddler. He embraced it, he cared for it, he loved it, and it made him happy. "Love this water! Remain by it! Learn from it!" This was his assertion to how the river was a teacher to him. The river talked to him, and made him realize his thoughts. The thoughts, such as preventing him fromcommitting suicide, and just taking the right path in life, to find his awakening. Vasuedeva's occupation is the ferryman. He is symbolic to Siddhartha because he shows siddhartha how the river speaks to him, and the way in which he lives his life.
The Ferryman is symbolic to Siddhartha because he feels thats the ferryman guided him once before in the past so now he wishes to go back and learn from him and the river. He says, "By this river I want to stay, thought Siddhartha, it is the same which I have crossed a long time ago on my way to the childlike people, a friendly ferryman had guided me then, he is the one I want to go to, starting out from his hut, my path had led me at that time into a new life, which had now grown old and is dead--my present path, my present new life, shall also take its start there!" Vasudeva's occupation is symbolic because for once Siddhartha is not learning from someone, he's learning from something: the river. Vasudeva says, “If I could talk and teach, I would perhaps be a teacher, but as it is I am only a ferryman.” He tells Siddhartha to listen to the river and to learn from it
ReplyDeleteSiddartha awakened imself once again after feeling the stint of death in his presence, causing him to almost commit suicide. He then recontinued his journey, only to make his way back to the ferryman's river. The Ferryman is symbolic to Siddartha because he (the ferryman) had asserted to Siddhartha earlier in the story that one day he'd return to cross his river once more. The only difference this
ReplyDeletetime was that Siddhartha wanted not only to get in his boat, but work for the ferryman; "Oh, i would like the best of all not to travel on. I would like it best of all ferryman, if you were to give me an old apron and keep me on as your assistant-as your apprentice, rather, for I must first learn how to handle the boat." Siddhartha was implying on the notion that he wanted to learn how to be relevant to helping others in life. This was because of how the ferryman helped him. It's also symbolic of how much he felt toward the river "how he loved that water, how it delighted him, how grateful he was to it!" He seen the river water as candy to a toddler. He embraced it, he cared for it, he loved it, and it made him happy. "Love this water! Remain by it! Learn from it!" This was his assertion to how the river was a teacher to him. The river talked to him, and made him realize his thoughts. The thoughts, such as preventing him fromcommitting suicide, and just taking the right path in life, to find his awakening. Vasuedeva's occupation is the ferryman. He is symbolic to Siddhartha because he shows siddhartha how the river speaks to him, and the way in which he lives his life.
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