One primary example of the common ground on both sides of Siddhartha's revelation is in his persistence at meditation, which Hesse is able to use accordingly to reflect a time and place where this was considered standard theological training.
The already existent nature of this foundation in Hinduism, which Mossman describes as elucidating a status of 'religious prodigy' in Siddhartha, offers a natural passage into the search of inner-truth. In his meeting with the Buddha, Siddhartha's epiphany causes a withdrawal from theological spirituality, with the inward search for truth and knowledge represented in this man becoming the functional aspect of the novel's value to readers. What begins as an apparent work of investigative theology though transitions into one with clearer implications to spirituality in the face of materialism and other modern trappings.
The Mossman essay is an insightful work for its examination of the graduation in Hesse's work toward a purpose which ultimately continues to recommend the work both on a primer as to the origins of Buddhism and as a means to improving the desire for...
Salinger is an American literary treasure, best known for his novella Catcher in the Rye. However, Catcher in the Rye is but one of many in the canon of Salinger works. Salinger's short stories have recently garnered renewed attention because several unpublished Salinger stories were leaked online in November of 2013, three years after the author's death (Runcie, 2013). Salinger died a recluse, and a man of mystery who was
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