Me and mine own

The father- son relationship has always been regarded as a kind of sacred bond. Dads teach their sons many important lessons in life, and those things will guide them through the future. The father-son relationship in Siddhartha by Herman Hesse (New York: New Directions, 1951), is much like a typical relationship. Both father and son love each other and want the best for one another. As the story progresses however, and opinions seem to differ, their relationship becomes a little shaky.
Siddhartha lead a good life. He was a Brahmin, he was “strong, handsome, supple-limbed,”(2) and admired by all. He had the love of his people and of his family and would one day become very powerful. What Siddhartha didn’t have; was the truth.
Upon discovering his lack of insight about things like suffering and death, the young noble sets his mind on leaving home and searching for answers: much to his father’s dismay. Siddhartha’s father knows how hard it is to leave home and be o...