As Siddhartha comes to another realization, he leaves the Samanas in search for something more. He is not sure what, but he is determined to find it. He goes out of the forest and stays with a ferryman for one night. After that, he goes to a village, which is like the village he used to live in with his father. The first person he sees, is a beautiful woman named Kamala, who as soon as he meets her wants to learn from her.
At the first chance he can, he goes to the beautiful Kamala and she notices that he was the one that bowed to her. He says, “I have come to tell you this and thank you because you are so beautiful. And if it does not displeasure you, Kamala, I would like to ask you to be my friend and teacher, for I do not know anything of the art of which you are a mistress” (Hesse 53). Here he is asking Kamala for her to teach him about the art of women because in all the years he has been alive, he has ot been with a woman, and she would be able to teach him many things. He tells her that he wants to learn from her because of how beautiful she was and he knew he would learn new things.
Siddhartha does not only want to learn the art of women from her, he wants to learn from her because he feels like an outsider, a man that doesn’t belong in the world he can from. He believes that if he learns from her, his standing in society will go back to the way he used to be and he will ardent him being a Samana, which is why he left them in the first place. “He was suddenly overwhelmed with a feeling of pride. He was a Samana no longer; it was no longer fitting he should beg” (Hesse 58). Since he has started learning from Kamala, he is proud of the fact he is no longer a poor man. He is able to sustain food and clothing for himself and is not dependant on people he doesn’t know. “Now everything is easy, as easy as the instruction in kissing which Kamala gives” (Hesse 58). This quote displays one last reason why Siddhartha wants to learn from Kamala. He wants a reason to be with her. He wants to become more of a man and wants others to admire him.
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Siddhartha was looking to find his own way on the path of enlightenment. He had left the Samanas and Gotama behind so that he could continue on to finding his own way. He met Kamala, a different kind of teacher. Kamala was a beautiful woman, one like he had never seen. He could tell that she was very knowledgable about woman and love, something he was never exposed to. She knew many things that he had never been taught before. This is why he wanted to learn from her so badly. Siddhartha asked Kamala to be his teacher and he would visit her regularly. They would learn from each other, sharing advice and she taught him the art of love. Kamala introduced Siddharatha to a new life, one where he had possessions and money. He was no longer the poor Samana begger he had once been.
I agree with this post. Siddhartha is a very curious individual. He wants to learn the different aspects of life that are out there. Being a curious man, Siddhartha wants to learn from different people so he can maybe figure out his path to enlightenment. Siddartha would like some knowledge from Kamala becuase she is a very pretty woman and she has a different perspective on life than other women. Kamala would be an excellent source of information to Siddhartha.
Siddhartha was on the path to seeking enlightenment. After trying different lifestyles and different beliefs in his daily life, he chose to go on his own and find enlightenment his own way. While he was on his journey, he came across a village where the beautiful Kamala lived. He was mesmerized by her beauty and instantly knew that he wanted to get to know her and learn from her. Since she told him that he needed to become wealthier in order for her to be with him, he went and did whatever he could to be wealthy. He did this because he was so drawn to her beauty and the knowledge that he knew she possessed. Kamala was different than any other women Siddhartha had ever met and since he was trying to seek his own enlightenment, he wanted to learn about the life of women and get to know one, and Kamala gave him that opportunity.
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