Agenda: Vocab review! Independent Reading Group work Thursday, November 17, 2016 HW: Read chapter 8 Quizzes up a storm on Monday (Vocab and Ch 6-8)

“I have ______. Who has_______” Competition!

Independent reading

“Amongst the People” One comment One question

“Amongst the People”: Questions I think you should be able to answer Why does Hesse refer to Siddhartha’s activities as “play” and “game”? Why can’t Siddhartha and Kamala love?

Why does Hesse continually refer to Siddhartha’s activities in chapter 6 as “play” and “game”? From the start Siddhartha says, “I am not in need.” Kamaswami is fully invested and Siddhartha is fully detached, never fearing failure. Kamaswami has many troubles, but Siddhartha is separated from them because he was a Samana. He sees others lament, but he laughs. His inner voice complains because he feels more like a player in a game, observing from elsewhere.

Can you explain? Explain this quote: “Perhaps people like us cannot love. Ordinary people can –it is their secret” (73). Secret to what?  Open up your books and your minds

“Perhaps people like us cannot love “Perhaps people like us cannot love. Ordinary people can –it is their secret” (73). Kamala cannot/should not love because she is a courtesan. It is a skill/art. Siddhartha, the Samana, has the ability to separate himself from pain and pleasure. They both have a “stillness and sanctuary to which [they] can retreat at anytime” (71). Most people find sanctuary in the outside (things, other people, experiences, etc.) For ordinary people, the secret to their fulfillment IS love. Siddhartha is not ordinary.

“Samsara”: Confer in Groups Discuss these three questions that correspond to “Samsara.” 1. Why does Siddhartha gamble so passionately? 2. What makes Siddhartha understand that passion and death are closely related? How are they related? 3. Why is the chapter called “Samsara”? Be prepared to share. Be prepared to point to specific passages in this chapter.

Samsara Why did Siddhartha gamble so passionately? “In no other way could he show more clearly and mockingly his contempt for riches, the false deity of businessmen”

Samsara: Passion and Death Turn to page 81. What makes Siddhartha understand that passion and death are closely related? What does this mean?

Why is this chapter called “Samsara”? “Then Siddhartha knew that the game was finished, that he could play it no longer. A shudder passed through his body; he felt as if something had died” (84). He needs to be reborn/awakened again.