Siddhartha-Point of View

Siddhartha-Point of View

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  Point of View inSiddhartha Alina Cruz Edwin Molina Jennifer Payan
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  Point of View Point of view is the perspective from which the action of a novel is presented, whether the action is presented by one character or from different vantage points over the course of the novel. These are common narrative positions:  The omniscient narrator is a third-person narrator who sees, like God, into each character’s mind and understands all the action going on.  The limited omniscient narrator  The objective, or camera-eye, narrator  The first-person narrator  The stream of consciousness technique
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  POV in theBeginning “Siddhartha had begun to feel the seeds of discontent within him. He had begun to feel the love of his father and mother, and also the love of his friend Govinda, would not always make him happy, give him peace, satisfy and suffice him.” (The Brahmin’s Son, page 5) In this example Hermann Hesse demonstrates the fact that Siddhartha feels and thinks that the love provided by his parents and close friend are no sufficient enough.
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  POV in theMiddle  “Smiling, they parted from each other. Siddhartha was pleased at the ferrymen’s friendliness. He is like Govinda, he thought, smiling. All whom I meet on the way are like Govinda. All are grateful, although they themselves deserve thanks. All are subservient, all wish to be my friend, to obey and to think little. People are children.” (Kamala, page 49)  In this quote the author lets us go into Siddhartha’s mind to learn what he feels and thinks about the ferrymen, as they go their different ways.
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  POV in theEnd  “Kamala looked at him steadily. It had been her intention to make pilgrimage to Gotama, to see the face of the Illustrious One, to obtain some of his peace, instead she had only found Siddhartha, and it was good, just as good as if she had seen the other.” (The Ferrymen, page 113)  In this example Hermann Hesse demonstrates what Kamala feels and thinks visiting Gotama will bring her.