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The unanswered question: does Govinda reach enlightenment? Throughout the story, this question essentially remains on one’s mind. It is obvious Govinda serves a purpose to the story line, but does he reach enlightenment just as Siddhartha does? Despite what the internet and Spark Notes says, I do...

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Gina Fimiano

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1 March 2021

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The unanswered question: does Govinda reach enlightenment? Throughout the story, this

question essentially remains on one’s mind. It is obvious Govinda serves a purpose to the story

line, but does he reach enlightenment just as Siddhartha does? Despite what the internet and

Spark Notes says, I do not believe Govinda achieves the same state of enlightenment as

Siddhartha.

The story of Siddhartha is an allegory, which means there is an intended meaning or

message embedded in the text. Hesse wrote Siddhartha for a reason. Hesse expressed his own

thoughts and feelings through the storyline. He rejected his own religion of orthodox Christianity

taught to him by his parents. In the 1920’s this was the major religion of Europe, but Hesse

wanted more. In the middle of writing the book, he found himself depressed and disconnected

from his own mind. It was not until he began studying Buddhism when he found himself again

and was able to finish the story. Clearly, the characters of Siddhartha are all there for a reason. In

my opinion, Govinda is in the story to teach Siddhartha a lesson, adding on to the overall

message in the end.

From the beginning of Siddhartha, Govinda blindly followed Siddhartha around like a

puppy, yearning to be like his friend on the journey for something greater. They went on to be

Samanas together and were not separated until the two went on different paths to what they

believed would better themselves. This is when Siddhartha truly found himself and reached his

greatest being. “Truly, no thing in this world has kept my thoughts thus busy, as this my very




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