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Objective: You will The Economy of Discourse & TDQ Elements

Activator: Intro to Meditation II

TITLE: Intro to Siddhartha Date: Nov 20, 2015

Activities

Read for Themes, Motifs, Symbols

Economy of Discourse on Topic

STANDARD: Analyze how and why individuals, events, and ideas develop and interact over the course of a text.

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Siddhartha

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BACKROUND KNOWLEDGE Author Spotlight

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Hermann Hesse was a German-Swiss poet, novelist, and painter. In 1946, he received the Nobel Prize in Literature. His best known works include Steppenwolf, Siddhartha, and The Glass Bead Game (also known as Magister Ludi) which explore an individual's search for spirituality outside society.

In his time, Hesse was a popular and influential author in the German-speaking world; worldwide fame only came later. Hesse's first great novel, "Peter Camenzind", was received enthusiastically by young Germans desiring a different and more "natural" way of life at the time of great economic and technological progress in the country.

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Economy of Discourse Discuss all 3 quotes. Discuss Enlightenment. What is it? Siddhartha is set a long time ago. Is Enlightenment possible today? If so, what would that look like?

“Wisdom cannot be imparted. Wisdom that a wise man attempts to impart always sounds like foolishness to someone else ... Knowledge can be communicated, but not wisdom. One can find it, live it, do wonders through it, but one cannot communicate and teach it.” ― Hermann Hesse, Siddhartha

“I have always believed, and I still believe, that whatever good or bad fortune may come our way we can always give it meaning and transform it into something of value.” ― Hermann Hesse, Siddhartha

“When someone is seeking,” said Siddartha, “It happens quite easily that he only sees the thing that he is seeking; that he is unable to find anything, unable to absorb anything, because he is only thinking of the thing he is seeking, because he has a goal, because he is obsessed with his goal. Seeking means: to have a goal; but finding means: to be free, to be receptive, to have no goal. You, O worthy one, are perhaps indeed a seeker, for in striving towards your goal, you do not see many things that are under your nose.” ― Hermann Hesse, Siddhartha

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ROLES For Economy of Discourse

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Siddhartha Themes. Setting. Characters.

Siddhartha

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Activity: Dialetical Journal

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