For this week's blog, you will be writing a response to the following critical lens prompt. Follow the directions carefully.
Critical Lens:
""It is not what an author says, but what he or she whispers , that is important."- Logan Pearsall Smith, American essayist and critic.
- Provide a
valid interpretation of the critical lens that clearly establishes the
criteria for analysis
- Indicate whether you agree or disagree with the statement as you have interpreted it.
- Use Hermann Hesse's novel Siddhartha to support your opinion.
- Use the
criteria suggested by the critical lens to analyze the works you have
chosen
- Avoid plot
summary. Instead, use specific references to appropriate literary elements
(for example: theme, characterization, motif) to develop
your analysis
- Organize your
ideas in a unified and coherent manner (Introduction, Body, Conclusion)
- Specify the
titles and authors of the literature you choose
- Follow the
conventions of standard written English
Your responses must be 350-500 words and are due by 3pm Friday, 4/19/13.
Logan Pearsall Smith, an American essayist and critic, once stated “it is not what an author says, but what he or she whispers, that is important”. This quote is very meaningful, it means that it is not what you read that is important it is the hidden meanings behind the reading that is important. In Herman Hesse’s book ,Siddhartha, there are many motifs that reveal hidden meanings.
ReplyDeleteOne motif that is in Siddhartha is color. Color represents the mood or the personality of the people in the book. In the beginning when you first read about the protagonist, Siddhartha, he is represented by light colors. Siddhartha is very light-hearted and nice. He loves everyone and everything and throughout the book is represented with light colors. When Siddhartha starts his journey to find enlightenment he starts it in the shadows. The shadows show how his journey started in the darkness and how he learns more about himself. At the end of his journey he emerges in the light as the story goes on. The motif develops from dark to light as he starts reaching enlightenment.
Another motif in Siddhartha is love. The role of love in Siddhartha’s life changes throughout his search for enlightenment. The love first appears between Siddhartha and his father. Siddhartha rejects this love when he goes and joins the Samanas. After Siddhartha becomes a Samana he knows he must get rid of all love in order to continue his journey to enlightenment. However Siddhartha meets Kamala and wants to learn the art of love. Kamala teaches him the art of love but still Siddhartha is not able to give or receive love. Siddhartha is finally able to love when he is with his child.
As the famous Logan Pearsall Smith once said, “it is not what an author says, but what he or she whispers, that is important.” Herman Hesse’s book Siddhartha has many hidden meanings that represent this quote. We see this in the personality of Siddhartha and the settings of the book. It is not what a person says that matters it is what is hidden behind the words.
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Logan Pearsall Smith, American essayist and critic once said: “It is not what an author says, but what he or she whispers, that is important.” This is basically saying that the parts of literature that you have to look for with a keen eye that makes a book good, not just the blatantly portrayed. Many different writings spanning across all kinds of literature use components that must be looked for to be truly explained and appreciated, but otherwise will subtly add additional elements towards building an interesting and captivating story. One piece of literature, for example, that I have read with the element of motif that helps to create something larger than what is simply seen is Siddhartha, by Herman Hesse.
ReplyDeleteThe author of Siddhartha uses particularly motifs to add to the story in a subtle way. Such patterns “whisper” words that are vital to connecting key elements of the story. Many motifs are seen throughout the adventures of Siddhartha, one of which being the pattern of perfection observed by Siddhartha of Gohtama, The Sublime One. Siddhartha notices that all actions, all aspects, and all responses of Gohtama are perfect and peaceful in every way. This helps drive home the point of Gohtama being a goal that many Samanas try to reach and achieve; enlightenment. Another such motif is the series of nature based concepts in the book. Very little of the positive parts of the story are happening in highly populated areas, and are instead often around rivers, in forests, or under trees. This builds a connection with enlightenment and happiness with nature. As well, many of the negative parts of the story take place in populated towns or cities, showing that people around you can bring unhappiness and can also take you away from your path.
There are many other motifs in Siddhartha, and as such these are only a few key examples. Its important to look at a reading very closely, taking in more than just what is just surface value. Without looking for the “whispered” literary techniques, you may miss a key component of the entire story. Many things in writing that we can take for granted or as a coincidence are often very deliberate, and have an important reason in the story. Without these motifs in the story, Siddhartha would not be able to draw connections between everything in they way that it does. The spiritual feelings that Siddhartha discovered would no longer be interlinked with nature or enlightenment, and the philosophical representations of certain things, such as the dream Siddhartha has about Kamala’s bird, would lack any kind of sense. So, next time you are reading a book, be sure to pay attention. If you listen close enough, you might just be able to hear a few of those faint little “whispers”.
Logan Pearsall Smith, an American essayist and critic, one said “It is not what an author says, but what he or she whispers, that is important. This quote is very important because it’s saying that the little things that people say are what matters most in life, and they add up to big things. For instance in the book Siddhartha, there are many motifs that develop into great importance.
ReplyDeleteOne motif in Siddhartha are colors. Colors is significant for his importance and his connection to the world. One major color they use a lot is the color yellow. This is like the sun bright and important, which Siddhartha is. He is the main character that is trying to find out who he is. He went through many stages from being the son of a priest to a Ferryman.
Another motif are his dreams. Siddhartha dreams a lot. One dream he had symbolized a transformation from childhood to manhood. In his dream his best friend turned into a woman in which he had sexual desires with. She symbolises that he is no longer going to be satisfied with the friendship of a man, he will needs to be satisfied with a woman. Which turns into another motif, love.
Love is another motif in Siddhartha. Kamala was his first love. He thought she was the greatest thing in the world. But to her he was just another man. Kamala demanded him to go see Kamaswami who was a merchant. Kamala wanted Siddhartha to become a merchant to be rich or she wasn’t going to accept his love.
Siddhartha is taken for granted a lot in this book. Whatever anyone wants of him he changes for them. Like Kamala and how she wanted him to be rich and become a merchant for her love. In the beginning he thought the only way to be was to go by the words of his father. He finally realized there was more opportunities in the world for himself. Siddhartha is just trying to find himself and he is just trying to find out who he is.
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“It is not what an author says, but what he or she whispers, that is important.” Was a quote said by Logan Pearsall Smith, American essayist and critic. In my opinion the quote means that you need to pay attention to the little things, and the hidden messages because they can add up to bigger things. I agree with Logan Pearsall Smith’s quote because it is important to look at the little things rather than what is the obvious. In Hermann Hesse’s novel Siddhartha, Hesse uses many different kinds of motifs to add depth to the novel.
ReplyDeleteA motif that shows up often throughout the novel would be colors. Throughout the novel there are blues, yellows, oranges and many more bright colors. Sometimes people can take things for granted, and they forget about the little things. When Siddhartha awakens from his dream he begins to notice the little things again; he notices the sky is bluer, and the grass is greener. Seeing the world in a new light Siddhartha changed his path, and he realized that he needed to learn about himself. Siddhartha's realization of “the little things” helped him to see the big picture, and his journey in life. This motif is a perfect example of Smith’s quote.
Another motif in Siddhartha is dreaming. Many of his dreams seem to predict what will happen next in his life. When Siddhartha wakes after his dreams have ended he sees things from a different perspective. When Siddhartha dreamed about Govinda turning into a woman, it showed that he was changing and growing into a man. Siddhartha no longer desired a man best friend, but instead a woman companion. Also the dream Siddhartha had about Kamala’s bird dying, and he just threw it out into the street to die. Soon after Siddhartha awoke he left Kamala and continued on his journey to again be able to feel happy with himself. Dreams can be a kind of way to let your unconscious mind speak up for itself and possibly guide you in a certain direction. Like Smith’s quote, sometimes the “whisper,” or meaning behind the words, can sort of guide you in one direction, if you choose to listen to them.
Logan Pearsall Smith’s quote “It is not what an author says, but what he or she whispers, that is important,” is supported by many motifs in the novel Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse. In life you need to look at the little things in order to see the big picture, Siddhartha learns this during the novel as he tries to reach the path of enlightenment.
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ReplyDeleteLogan Pearsall Smith, an American essayist and critic, once said “It is not what an author says, but what he or she whispers, that is important.” In the novel Siddhartha written by Herman Hesse, there are many motifs that reveal conflict, characterization, and themes. I believe that this quote means that little things can add to bigger things that are more important. The novel Siddhartha written by Herman Hesse, shows this well.
ReplyDeleteIn Siddhartha written by Herman Hesse, the main character, also named Siddhartha, does many little things that lead up to very important things in his life. A perfect example of this is how Siddhartha wants to learn the ways of love from Kamala. By him doing this, he ends up having a son that he has to raise by him without Kamala.
Herman Hesse also uses motif in his novel, Siddhartha, quite a bit. One example of a motif is light and brightness. When describing Siddhartha, Hesse generally uses bright colors like white and yellow. He also says that Siddhartha talks in a very soft tone. When he starts on his journey, he starts in the shadows. Him trying to get back to the light is the basic idea of his journey.
Another important motif in the novel is Siddhartha’s dreams. One dream he had symbolized his transformation from being a boy to being more of a man. In this dream, his best friend, Govinda, turned into a woman and he basically dreamed about having sex with him. She/he shows that Siddhartha doesnt want to be friends with guys as much as he wants to have a woman in his life.
Logan Pearsall Smith, an American essayist and critic, once stated “it is not what an author says, but what he or she whispers, that is important”. This quote is very true and important, I believe it means that it is not the little things that matter, but the big things that the little things can lead to that is important. In Herman Hesse’s book ,Siddhartha, there are many motifs that can relate to this.
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DeleteLogan Pearsall Smith once said "It is not what an author says, but what he or she whispers , that is important." My interpretation of this is the author uses motif to describe stuff. The motif is what the quote mentions as a whisper that happens throughout the story. A motif is a recurring element that has symbolic significance in a story.
ReplyDeleteThe main motif of the novel Siddhartha written by Herman Hesse is learning. Siddhartha, the main character, absorbs so much knowledge throughout the story. Siddhartha learns from Buddha's teaching, he also learns that enlightenment cannot be taught, he learns how to love from Kamal, he learns how to gamble and merchant from the childs-people, and he finally learns that the river can teach you most anything.
The next motif is love. There is love throughout the entire story. In the beginning Siddhartha loves his best friend Gotama, near the middle he loves Kamala, and at the end he loves his son, Siddhartha. Love plays a key factor throughout the novel, Siddhartha loves several people and he loves all of them until the end. His best childhood friend Gotama die. His love interest dies also. His son runs away from Siddhartha, in the end he loses absolutely everyone he loves. Which kind of branches off into another motif called loss. He loses everybody that meant something to him accept for the ferryman. Siddhartha loses his village life, friend, love interest and son. That will drive a man crazy.
Logan Pearsall Smith once said "It is not what an author says, but what he or she whispers , that is important." This means that each and every author includes a motif. A motif is basically a element that repeats itself that has symbolic significance. Symbolism is in every single story. For example in The Lord of The Flies written by William Goulding a motif is Piggy’s glasses breaking as society and sanity break down. Another example is in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets written by J.K. Rowling is (spoiler alert!) Tom Riddle’s diary, as he Tom gets fed more and more information he becomes stronger and eventually escapes from the diary and is an actual person that lived 50 years ago.
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ReplyDeleteLogan Pearsall Smith, an American essayist and critic, stated “It is not what an author
ReplyDeletesays, but what he or she whispers, that is important”. I believe this quote means that the little things in a story can add up and become a large part of a story. I agree with this quote because little parts in story add to make a plot and a theme in a story. In Hermann Hesse’s novel Siddhartha,he uses motif to make depth in the novel.
Hesse uses motif to explain how Siddhartha travels from the shadows and moves to the light side of life. In the beginning of the novel, Siddhartha is in the shadows because he does not know a lot about himself and he wants to see what kind of person he is. Throughout his journey, Siddhartha starts to learn about himself while traveling with the samanas. Siddhartha sees that he has a life that is important and is valuable. He learns the way to not suffer in life and he sees how life is to live without possessions. After time with the samanas, Siddhartha becomes a businessman and is led down the road of success. This is when his light side begins to show because he learns how to have love in his life and he learns how to conduct business. Siddhartha is starting to be successful in life and has values in his life.
Hesse uses motif to also show how Siddhartha learns to enjoy and have love in his life. Kamala is the first woman in Siddhartha’s life that he has found attractive. Kamala tells Siddhartha that she only loves men that have fine clothes, perfumed hair, and have money to spend on her. Kamala tells Siddhartha that he must go and see Kamaswami to become rich. Kamaswami also helps teach Siddhartha the ways of life.When Siddhartha becomes rich, he starts to visit Kamala again and they fall in love. Kamala and Siddhartha have a great relationship and the riches help make their love strong. When Siddhartha leaves Kamala they do not see each other for at least a decade and their relationship and their ways of love have changed.
Logan Pearsall Smith once stated “It is not what an author says, but what he or she whispers, that is important”. By this Smith meant that little things in a story can really add up and make the plot interesting. In Hermann Hesse’s Siddhartha, he uses motif to add depth throughout the story. One motif Hesse uses is how Siddhartha changes from the shadows and moves to the light side as he learns about himself and who he is. Another motif Hesse uses is how Siddhartha learns the art of learn and what a woman values about a man. Siddhartha is a great novel that shows how someone has come about and found what his life means and what he is.
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Logan Pearsall Smith, an American essayist and critic, once said “It is not what an author says, but what he or she whispers, that is important.” When Logan Pearsall Smith said this, I think that he meant that the little things that many people don't see or notice are very important, and the things that some people might not notice might turn into something very important. I agree with this statement 100 percent. I think that these days people are more worried about the things in life that seem like a big deal but miss out on little things that they don't pay any attention to.
ReplyDeleteIn the novel Siddhartha by Herman Hesse, he used a lot of motifs. A motif is a pattern or concept of a reoccurring event. An example of a motif in the novel Siddhartha by Herman Hesse was color. He got to the point where he didn't realize how much color everything had. When Siddhartha woke up from his dream he started to realize how many little things he was taking for granted and he wasn't noticing anymore. Such as the sky being bluer or the grass being greener. These are all of the little things that he wasn't realizing anymore.
Logan Pearsall Smith, an American essayist and critic, once stated “it is not what an author says, but what he or she whispers, that is important”. In my opinion this quote has some very important meanings to it. I stated some examples above comparing this quote to Herman Hesse's novel Siddhartha. Realize the little things in life and never take them for granted.
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"It is not what an author says, but what he or she whispers , that is important,” was once said by Logan Pearsall Smith, an American essayist and critic. By saying this he meant that what the author says out-right isn't as important as what the author hints at, or what they describe. I agree with this quote, that the things the author hides are more important and significant then whatever is said right out front. Siddhartha’s author, Hermann Hesse, “whispers” certain things about Siddharta, that are so much more important than what he plainly says.
ReplyDeleteIn Siddhartha, Hesse uses many motifs. One motif he uses a lot is color. Siddhartha’s life in the beginning is dark and shadowy, Siddhartha is in a shadow-land when he first starts out. He doesn't feel like he belongs and he wishes to learn more. As he leaves and finds out about the world, his life is brighter. The sun shines, and everything is beautiful. When he meets Gotama, Gotama is yellow, a bright color, he is beautiful. When he leaves his lover, his world is once again dark and deary, and is made brighter again by the Ferryman and the River.
Another motif in Siddhartha would be the river. The first time after crossing the river, he changes. He goes from a samana, to being someone who values material things and can love. After he leaves Kamala, his lover, he goes back to the river, and changes again. He becomes once again someone who doesn't value materials as much, but he isn't a samana. He eats more, but healthier than he did before. He learns to listen to the river, and to appreciate life.
Logan Pearsall Smith, an American essayist and critic once said, "It is not what an author says, but what he or she whispers , that is important.” Hermann Hesse’s novel, Siddhartha, is a great example of this quote. Hesse uses many motifs that hint at what the character is feeling or how his life is going. He uses certain objects to show changes in Siddhartha’s live also. Siddhartha tries to figure out who he is, and Hesse shows how Siddhartha does this by “whispering" it.
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Logan Pearsall Smith once said, “It’s not what an author says, but what he or she whispers, that’s important.” In other words, everything has a deeper meaning. I agree with that completely, in most of the books that I’ve it’s the things that the author might say once or twice throughout the whole book that really means the most to you. In Herman Hesse’s Siddhartha, there are many motifs that relieve many things about Siddhartha.
ReplyDeleteIn Siddhartha by Herman Hesse, Siddhartha is characterized as a lovable person by the use of light colors. Through of the novel the motif of love plays a major role in the plot. When he was younger everyone liked Siddhartha. From the Brahmin girls to the Brahmin’s themselves, Siddhartha was loved greatly. Once Siddhartha decides to leave the comforts of his parents house and join the samanas, Siddhartha was accompanied by the love of his childhood friend Govinda. After Govinda joins the Buddhist monks and follows Gotama, Buddha, Siddhartha wanders until he comes into contact with Karmala.
At this point Siddhartha no longer wanted the friendships of his childhood, he now wanted the love of a women. He finds the love that he’s been trying to find in Karmala. Karmala is a courtesan, who teaches Siddhartha the way of love. Karmala tells Siddhartha that the only way that she will continue to teach him is if he becomes rich. Kamaswami teaches Siddhartha the ways of being a merchant, and because of this Siddhartha is able to see Karmala. Eventually Siddhartha wanders from the city, tired of the material things that he has been caught up in, little did he know that the last time he’d seen Karmala had left her pregnant. After about eleven years, Siddhartha finds out that he has a son, when Karmala tries to cross the river, where he was staying with the Ferryman. After Kamala dies from a snake bite, Siddhartha was left to raise his son, and tries to give him all the love that he needs, but his son longs for the riches of the city.
Logan Pearsall Smith once said, “It’s not what an author says, but what he or she whispers, that’s important.” Herman Hesse’s book, Siddhartha has many hidden meanings that are revealed though motifs. We see that Siddhartha is characterized as a loveable person throughout the novel. It’s not what they author writes it’s what they mean behind the writing.
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ReplyDeleteLogan Pearsall Smith, an American essayist and critic once wrote “ Its not what the author says, but what he or she whispers that is important.” I think the quote “ It’s not what the author says, but what he or she whispers, that is important” means there's meaning behind everything someone says. I agree with this quote because many things people say have a deeper meaning to them.
ReplyDeleteIn herman hesse's novel there are many motifs used to add depth to character, and to reveal conflict. He uses these motifs to show how much siddartha changes his mind about what he wants, as he tries to find who he is meant to be.The author uses bright colors to characterize Siddartha as a bright, beautiful, happy, and lovable person.
Another motif that Herman Hess uses in his novel Siddhartha is love. The author always describes him as a loveable person, from the way he looks, to the way he walks. The role of love in his life changes as he searches for enlightenment. Love first appears between Siddharth and his father, a love that he rejects when he leaves to become a semana. Love at this part restricts his ability to realize spiritual wisdom so he decides to leave. Siddartha sees love in Buddha but he rejects this love because it is part of the teachings that he know will not lead him to enlightenment. Kamala teaches siddhartha the physical meaning of love, as well as the importance of love itself. However he is unable to return that love. He has removed himself from the world around him so much that he is not motivated by what the world has to offer him.
Logan Pearsall Smith, once wrote “Its not what the author says , but what he or she whispers, that is important.” This is a very true statement. There is always a hidden meaning behind everything someone said.
Logan pearsall said that “it is not what an author says,but what he or she whispers,that is important.” I agree with this statement because someone might be too shy or quiet to say what's on there mind. But you can still see what they think or feel by their body language. It means that you have to pay attention to the little things sometime. Its not always about the bigger things. In the novel Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse he uses motifs to characterize Siddhartha.
ReplyDeleteA example of this is when Siddhartha is trying to learn all the ways, so he can reach his ultimate goal to be enlightened.
Another example is when Siddhartha goes into privation and he nearly dies but he learns that he needs stuff just to get by, Hes not be greedy. Another motif is when he tries to bring joy and happiness to the world but then realizes he needs joy and happiness too.
I think that siddhartha was a decent book and was just really hard to understand. I think that Siddhartha was weird dude but whatever floats his boat, i dont care its his life.
The quote 'It’s not what a author says, but what he or she whispers, thats important'. I agree with this quote because it is the little things in life that matter. Meaning that you can not just overlook the little things in life because those are the things that will keep you going day by day. Like in the novel Siddhartha, when his friend of a long time becomes a woman in his wet dream. In that case there, he might be hitting puberty and thinking about women everyday. In my own personal life the little things are going to be the biggest memories in the future. The bigger matters now are like school, hunting, and sports. The small matters on my mind are women, money, a job, and a family. If you talk to an adult about the biggest thing in there life they would say their family, their job and freedom. It is just the way of maturing in this world today. Motifs are big in this story. For example the bright colors, which show his importance in the novel. Another one is There are examples outside of this book such as in our school. the lockers are motifs because they're all blue and the same size down stairs. The upstairs is boring with the same pattern on the floors, same color ceiling tiles in the whole school. -Brandon
ReplyDeleteLogan Pearsall Smith once said "It is not what an author says, but what he or she whispers, that is important." This quote means the small things in life matter more than the bigger things. In my opinion I agree with the quote because I think that little things happen more often than bigger things. The book Siddhartha, by Hermann Hesse relates to the quote. The author does this by using motifs to reveal character and themes in the book.
ReplyDeleteIn the book the main character Siddhartha, thinks about the big things in life instead of the tiny ones. Siddhartha wants to reach enlightenment but is not looking at the small things he has to do to get there. A motif is a pattern that the author uses to show characters and themes. One motif in the book used by the author was the use of light and dark. This represented the awakening of Siddhartha. The dark represents Siddhartha when he doesn’t really know who he is. At the beginning of the book Siddhartha was in the dark. The author showed this by saying he was in the shadows many of times. He doesn’t come into the light until after his awakening.
Light and dark is one of the motifs that Hermann Hesse has written in the book Siddhartha that relates to the quote, "It is not what an author says, but what he or she whispers, that is important.” By using this color motif the author is able to use little things to help the reader understand who Siddhartha is.
“ It is not what an author says, but what he or she whispers, that is important” said Logan Pearsall. This quote means that sometimes things aren’t obvious and the reader has to look closer to detail. Motifs are a type of pattern that are not clearly explained in the story but are important for the reader to recognize. In Siddhartha by Herman Hesse a love motif is used. The love motif shows throughout the book that Siddhartha is a lovable person.
ReplyDeleteThe love motif is shown when the story starts, Siddhartha is shown to be a lovable character because the author says how the people of the town love everything about Siddhartha his looks, his voice, his entire personality. Then throughout the story he shows he is lovable by his friend Govinda and the girl Kamal who is pregnant with Siddhartha’s child.
Another motif the author uses is color. Siddhartha’s life in the begining of the story is dark he feels like he doesn’t belong there and does not want to follow in the footsteps of his father. Siddhartha feels he needs to leave and join the samanas because there is more to learn. When Siddhartha leaves the darkness goes away because he feels much happier so the world is much brighter.
Logan Pearsall once said, “It is not what an author says, but what he or she whispers, that is important. Herman Hesse’s novel Siddhartha is a great example of Motif and what this quote means. In the novel he uses them to show how the character is , his traits and how he is feeling.
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Logan Pearsall Smith, an American essayist and critic, once stated “It is not what an author says but what he or she whispers, that is important.” I think this quote means that there is a hidden meaning behind what an author writes. I agree with this quote because there is always something else that you have to assume or figure out in a book. Something not written. For example in Herman Hesse’s novel, Siddhartha, the author uses motif to add to the characterization of Siddhartha as a likeable, curious, disappointed and intuitive character.
ReplyDeleteIn the beginning of the novel, everyone in his town likes Siddhartha because the author uses a lot of light imagery and beauty related to the character. Everyone Siddhartha meets instantly likes him. The motif of light imagery reveals that he has light within him that he wishes to share with others. This is one of the most repetitive motifs during the book.
The motif of Siddhartha’s curiosity is shown throughout the novel. Siddhartha is always learning new things. Siddhartha wants to learn to love. Siddhartha leaves his best friend, Govinda, to find a woman companion. He then meets a prostitute, Kamala, and he falls in love. Siddhartha then becomes unhappy in this life.
There is also disappointment throughout the book because Siddhartha is never happy. He keeps changing his life to try to find happiness. He is constantly moving around and trying new things. He leaves the woman he loves because he is no longer satisfied in his life with her.
Logan Pearsall Smith, an American essayist and critic, once stated “It is not what an author says but what he or she whispers, that is important.” I think this quote means that there is a hidden meaning behind what an author writes. There is always a separate meaning to what is going on in a book. Herman Hesse’s novel, Siddhartha, has many examples of this. He is an unhappy, curious, and likeable character.
Logan Pearsall Smith, an American essayist and critic, once stated “It is not what an author says but what he or she whispers, that is important.” I think this quote means that there is a hidden meaning behind what an author writes. I agree with this quote because there is always something else that you have to assume or figure out in a book. Something not written. For example in Herman Hesse’s novel, Siddhartha, the author uses motif to add to the characterization of Siddhartha as a likeable, curious, disappointed and intuitive character.
ReplyDeleteIn the beginning of the novel, everyone in his town likes Siddhartha because the author uses a lot of light imagery and beauty related to the character. Everyone Siddhartha meets instantly likes him. The motif of light imagery reveals that he has light within him that he wishes to share with others. This is one of the most repetitive motifs during the book.
The motif of Siddhartha’s curiosity is shown throughout the novel. Siddhartha is always learning new things. Siddhartha wants to learn to love. Siddhartha leaves his best friend, Govinda, to find a woman companion. He then meets a prostitute, Kamala, and he falls in love. Siddhartha then becomes unhappy in this life.
There is also disappointment throughout the book because Siddhartha is never happy. He keeps changing his life to try to find happiness. He is constantly moving around and trying new things. He leaves the woman he loves because he is no longer satisfied in his life with her.
Logan Pearsall Smith, an American essayist and critic, once stated “It is not what an author says but what he or she whispers, that is important.” I think this quote means that there is a hidden meaning behind what an author writes. There is always a separate meaning to what is going on in a book. Herman Hesse’s novel, Siddhartha, has many examples of this. He is an unhappy, curious, and likeable character.
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Logan Pearsall, an American essayist and critic once said that "it is not what an author says, but what he or she whispers, that is important." This just means that anyone could anything but what is whispered is was really meant to be said. Also some people feel more comfortable saying things in a quieter manner than coming right and saying something before thinking about what could happen after saying it while many others around you can hear it. I agree completely with this statement because actions speak louder than words. Actions are made because it's easier done than said.
ReplyDeleteIn the novel Siddhartha by Hermann Hesses, Siddhartha is expressed as a love able outgoing person based on the colors he wears. He wears very lights colors which makes him out to be a nice love able person by others viewing him that way.
Love would be another motif. Throughout the whole novel Siddhartha is searching for enlightenment.
This happens first with Siddhartha and his father. Siddhartha turns down the love and walks away from it when he goes and joins the Semanas.
Logan Pearsall Smith, an American essayist and critic., once said "It is not what an author says, but what he or she whispers , that is important." It means that the big things are not always important but the little things that are the most important. I agree with this quote, it applies in many ways.
ReplyDeleteIn the novel Siddhartha written by Hermann Hesse this quote applies immensely. The main character Siddhartha is struggling to find out who he is. in this process he decides to get rid of all material desires. Siddhartha is much happier this way then he was before. After side tracking back to what he was before, he was much more depressed and sad because he misses his old way of life.
The author uses motif and characterization to reveal things in the story. There are many motifs in this story if they are through nature, wisdom, love, or greed. There are many examples of motif with Siddharta’s mood and views. For example he is always gloomy or gray.
There are many examples of motif in Siddharta. From nature to the life of people, motif is in almost everything around us. It is in classrooms and even games.
Logan Pearsall Smith once said “it is not what an author says, but what he or she whispers.” this could also mean that its not always the obvious things but it is sometime the smaller things people say. I agree with this quote. This quote is related to Hermann Hesse's novel Siddhartha because all the smaller things, such as motifs, change Siddhartha’s character throughout the novel.
ReplyDeletein the novel the motif of love happens twice in the novel. once at the begining when everyone loves Siddhartha and in the middle when he is in love with Kamala. this shows that Siddhartha’s character is a loving character and that people love him.there is also another motif of darkness right at the begining of the novel. during the begining of the novel when everyone love him he feels as if he is in darkness. He wasnt really happy with his situation at home,so he started his journy in the darkness trying to get to the be the enlightened one.
In Herman Hesse’s novel Siddhartha , the author uses motif to add depth to his main character. the motifs of love and of darkness changed the main character in many ways. the motifs are not the biggest things that change the main character but they do change him. that relates to smiths statement, “it is not what an author says, but what he or she whispers.”
Logan Pearsall Smith once said "It is not what an author says, but what he or she whispers, that is important." and what this means is that it is not what they say out loud or in the reading. They pretty much give clues to every thing in what they are saying or
ReplyDeleteIt means that it's not the literal words that the author states that is important; it is the underlying message that he's trying to get across that really matters
This relates to Siddhartha because govinda it gives very small detail amount on him so technically you have to figure out who he is. By the little details you get throughout the book it tells some of his personality and a little on his shape or body.