Siddhartha Extra Credit

For your second extra credit opportunity of the quarter, consider writing a paragraph on Siddhartha that answers one of the prompts below. The paragraph is worth five points, and although you may not think that five points is a lot, it really does help your grade. If you are also completing "The Overcoat" extra credit, due this Tuesday, those 10 points would really boost your grade.

Typed paragraphs are due by Friday, October 23. Remember that a paragraph should have at least two PIEs, and make sure your points, illustrations and explanations prove your topic sentence (which is basically your thesis). Remember that direct quotations are the best illustrations for your analytical points.

Paragraph Prompts

1. Discuss the influence of Kamala on Siddhartha’s life.
2. Discuss the influence of Vasudeva on Siddhartha’s life.
3. Discuss a thematic aspect of discontent as it is found in Siddhartha.
4. Discuss Hermann Hesses’s success in teaching concepts of Buddhism in the novel Siddhartha.
5. Discuss Hermann Hesses’s success in teaching concepts of Hinduism in the novel Siddhartha.
6. Discuss a thematic aspect of learning or education as it is found in Siddhartha.