critical lens

Logan Pearsall Smith once said "it is not what an author says but what he or she whispers , that is what is important." this can mean many different things. It's not always the things that scream out at you that count but the things hiding that mean something.I agree with this. Motifs are patterns that aren't explained and are important. They are used to reveal character and conflict in the story Siddhartha by Herman Hesse. Love motif is used to show that he is a loving character and has a loving personality, and light. Siddhartha is full of light and happiness and always has a good out look on life.

As the story goes on, Siddhartha is loved by many people. Love adds to his character because he has a loving personality that lets people come around and also lets him have followers. There are different people who love him. the firat woman he loved, Kamala, she teaches him love. Govinda, Siddhartha's best friend who was always by his side. Also his father who was always looking out for him.

  Light is used because he has a good perspective on the world but is in the shadows. Siddhartha wants to make the world better and wants people to not feel pain. Than he realizes he cant make others happy if he isn't happy himself and he barely knows himself. Siddhartha trys to bring the light out to the world and to himself so he can be happy. He learns from himself and more about himself.

 The things in the story that are most important sometimes aren't exactly out in the open. Maybe you have to look a little bit harder the motifs in Herman Hesse's novel Siddhartha there are many things that are important that arent in the open. There are some things hidden called motifs. Motifs are patterns that repeat to show that word means something to a story.