Amongst the people

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In this chapter called “Amongst the People” Siddhartha goes to visit Kamaswami the merchant. When they meet Siddhartha had the chance to show all his capabilities and thoughts. “Can you reed this? Siddhartha looked at the roll, on which a sales agreement was written, and began to read the contents. Excellent said Kamaswami.” After this couple of tests Siddhartha was working with the merchant. In no time he had a different way of life, a house and lots of money. Kamaswami really enjoyed working with Siddhartha he really admired him but he thought that something was wrong with him. Kamaswami told one of this friends, “ he is still not a real merchant and will never be. Even though he is lucky with some business he seems to be playing with it. He doesn’t get excited when a transaction is prosperous or when it fails.”

In the chapter we can see that he keeps talking with kamala and they start to be lovers. We can also see that she totally changed her perspective of the Samana and she started to like him even more. At the end of the chapter Siddhartha told kamala that they where similar and superior to everyone else because they knew how to be alone.

Although I think that what Siddhartha said is true I believe that kamala is not as how he is saying ad even though she really likes him she prefers money an wealth.

In the chapter we see that Siddhartha changes a lot his appearance and his way of life but I still think that spiritually he is still the Samana we can se this when he is talking to Kamala and she answers: “you are talking about him again, again you have Samana thoughts.” I don't think that suddenly he started having Samana thoughts again but I think he never change through out the chapter he kept talking like the  “old” Siddhartha.

Vocabulary:

Sanctuary (pg. 58)

Vain (pg. 56): excessively proud of or concerned about one's own appearance, qualities, achievements, etc.;conceited: a vain dandy. 

Hastiness (pg. 56): moving fast

Follies (pg. 56): being foolish