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Vocabulary
accord - agreement
benevolence ~ kindness
fruition ~ realization; accomplishment
serene ~ quiet or calm,
tenacity ~ toughness
NOTE: Read this chapter and deterinine if Siddhartha accomplishes the seventh part of the
Eight Fold Path-Right Contemplation,
1. Support the following statement: Afier Siddhartha loses his son, he becomes more
sympathetic to ordinary people and their struggles in life.
2, What overall theme for this story is stated in Siddhartha's analysis of what separates
the “wise man” from ordinary people? (Pg, 100) How are Hesse’s experiences in the
sanitarium reflected in the lessons Siddhartha learns in this chapter?
3. Describe the change Siddhartha notices in Vasudeva when he confesses to the old man
how painful it is for him to see fathers and their sons together.
4, How does Siddhartha know that “his Self had merged into unity"?
5. What do you think is going to happen to Vasudeva when he goes into the woods for the
last time?
6 What do you think is the “right contemplation,” the seventh of the eight paths to end.
desire, that Siddhartha pursues in this chapter?
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