In Siddhartha, written by Hermann Hesse in 1922, is the story in which a man named Siddhartha spiritually struggles on his path towards enlightenment. After separating himself from a close friend, who made his first choice on his own, Siddhartha is awoken from his current beliefs, and creates new ones. Hesse uses many thoughtful symbols to represent his steps toward enlightenment. Three of his most occurring symbols are the River, the Om, and the Smile, which are all used to connect back to the main
Section V: Guided By Others toward Wisdom The interactions that Socrates and Siddhartha confronted along their journeys tremendously impacted their lives. They each learned vastly from these interactions about how to find what is true in life. They lead both characters to a life of sacrifice for what they believe to be true. With Socrates searching for what is true and good he was able to do so by the wisdom he learned through his experience and conversations with others. These conversations