Siddhartha Dialectical Journal

12 GHP and AP
Mr. Neff
Directions: For each chapter, identify three (3) quotes and write a reaction paragraph to
the quote. Note the following requirements:
One (1) of the quotes should be one that ou !ersonall relate to in so"e #a$
and our reaction !ara%ra!h should elaborate on this !ersonal connection.
One (1) of the quotes should be selected based on the Authorial De&ices section
of our Mar%inal Notes handout.
One (1) of the quotes should be for an reason of our choice ('ither of the t#o
alread "entioned abo&e$ another cate%or fro" the Mar%inal Notes handout$ or
a reason and reaction of our o#n choice)
Examples(
Quote (include page #) Reaction
)*lo#l the thin+er #ent on his #a
and as+ed hi"self( ,hat is it that ou
#anted to learn fro" teachin%s and
teachers$ and althou%h the tau%ht ou
"uch$ #hat #as it the could not teach
ou- And he thou%ht( .t #as the *elf$
the character and nature of #hich .
#ished to learn/ (01).
. ha&e a !ersonal interest in this quote
si"!l because it re"inds "e of an
i"!ortant fact( the teacher$ ironicall$
cannot teach others the "ost i"!ortant
lessons of life. .nstead$ a teacher1s best
role is to lead !eo!le to#ards their o#n
ans#ers$ rather than to force his
!ersonal ans#ers on others.
)At that "o"ent$ #hen the #orld
around hi" "elted a#a$ #hen he
stood alone li+e a star in the hea&ens$
he #as o&er#hel"ed b a feelin% of ic
des!air$ but he #as "ore fir"l hi"self
than e&er. 2hat #as the last shudder of
his a#a+enin%$ the last !ains of birth.)
2he references to 3a#a+enin%/ and
3birth/ call attention to this "o"ent as a
"o"ent of e!i!han for *iddhartha( a
"o"ent of self4reali5ation. 2his is
fittin%$ +no#in% that the no&el is a
bildungsroman$ or co"in%4of4a%e stor.
)...the ri&er is e&er#here at the sa"e
ti"e$ at the source and at the
"outh$ at the #aterfall$ at the
ferr...the !resent onl e6ists
for it$ not the shado# of the
!ast$ nor the shado# of the
future...*iddhartha s!o+e #ith
deli%ht. 2his disco&er had
"ade hi" &er ha!!. ,as
then not all sorro# in ti"e$ all
self4tor"ent and fear in ti"e-
,ere not all difficulties and e&il
,hile this !assa%e includes the boo+1s
"ost i"!ortant s"bol$ the ri&er$ . li+e
it si"!l because it1s an e6a"!le of
beautiful #ritin%. .t contains an
ulti"atel reassurin% idea( no "atter
#hat sufferin% #e "a %o throu%h$ it1s
re!resentati&e of 7ust a "o"ent in ti"e$
and that "o"ent e&entuall shifts. An
"o"ent8%ood or bad8is fleetin%.
in the #orld conquered as soon
as one conquered ti"e$ as
soon as one dis!elled ti"e-)