SIDDHARTHA

By the end of this unit, students will be able to: analyze the characters of Govinda, Kamala, and Vasudeva and explain how these supporting characters help develop the protagonist; trace the development of Siddhartha’s character, making note of how and why he changes in his journey toward Nirvana; analyze the structure of the story and how it influences the plot; analyze the story from a Jungian perspective—identifying the influence of Jungian theory on the text; discuss the symbols in the story; identify autobiographical elements in the text; analyze the text as a Quest novel; identify and analyze water as a major theme and extended metaphor; analyze how the elements of the Hindu religion affect the development of the story; analyze how the elements of Buddhism affect the development of the story; and analyze the literary elements in the story and how they affect the story. 67 pages. ©2007.