Siddhartha Compare And Contrast

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In the beginning we learn that, “The handsome Brahman’s son grew up with Govinda” (Herman Hesse pg 1) what we know from this is that Siddhartha may be praised more than Govinda. Siddhartha and Govinda were relatively close friends however they were quite different. Govinda was the follower of Siddhartha and was not so independent compared to his friend from the quote, “He wanted to follow Siddhartha” (Herman Hesse pg 2). Govinda and Siddhartha are similar because they both choose to meditate under the banyan tree on page five. They both do have minds of their own and are capable of deciding which way they choose. Siddhartha during the chapter “Brahmin’s Son” decides to go to the forest to become a god while Govinda decides that he did not want