connor crowleys blog about motifs and siddartha and stuff.

Logan Pearsall Smith, American essayist and critic one stated that, “It is not what an author says, but what he or she whispers, that is important.” This quote means to me that you need to read between the lines. I agree with this statement completely. I think that this is very true. Anyone can say something but really mean something else.

The author of Siddartha, Herman Hesse, uses motifs throughout his novel to help describe conflicts, feelings, characterization, and setting. Throughout the book Siddartha is constantly changing his mind and constantly trying to figure out who he is. He goes through a lot of changes and the author uses a motif to represent his final calling. He is dreaming and he is dreaming about nature and bright colors. When he awakens from his dream and he finally realizes what he wants to do. He wants to learn about nature.

Another motif that was used in the book Siddartha was love. Siddartha was a very loved person by a lot of people. He had sexual relations with a women named Kamala. He learns love from her. And Kamala eventually teaches him responsibility too. He learned how to do business by her. He had to bring her gifts. When he leaves her to find himself. Multiple years later she finds him while traveling and he finds out he has a son by her. She got bit by a snake and died right in front of Siddartha. So now he had the responsibility of a child.

The theme of the book is how difficult it really can be to figure out yourself. Siddartha goes through a lot of changes throughout the book. He changes a lot so that he can try to find out who he really is and want he wants to be. He was first a preachers son, then he was a somana , which is a person who begs for food, and basic living needs, and now he is a ferryman.

“it is not what an author says, but what he or shes whispers, that is important.” This was once stated by Logan Pearsall Smith. She is an American essayist and critic. The author uses motifs to help you realize the theme, setting, and characterization. An motif used in the book was how he awakens, he starts dreaming about bright colors and nature. He realized that he wanted to learn about nature. This book is about developing and learning about what you are. This book relates to the quote because its the little things that matter. And the book Siddartha really shows how this quote is true.