Siddarhartha Theme

Siddhartha learns many important lessons throughout his life and his journey to find nirvana.  One of the most important and main themes of this book is that Siddhartha should follow his own path.  Siddhartha says to Govinda, "Siddhartha was going his own way; his destiny was beginning to unfold itself,and with his destiny, his own." (9) Siddhartha wants to leave to find Nirvana because he feels he can not find it and wishes to become a Samana.  He leaves his family to follow his own path and not the path of which his father wants him too.  He asks his friend Govinda if he wishes to join SIddhartha on his journey in search of self. SIddhartha says, "That is why I am going on my way-not so seek another and better doctrine, for I know there is none, but to leave all doctrines and all teachers and to reach my goal alone-or die." (34)  This quote shows how Siddhartha does not need the Buddha's help to find what he was looking for. This shows how he follows his own path and no one else.