Living with his Brahmin parents, Siddhartha originally seems like any other obedient child. However, this soon changes as we learn that Siddhartha is considered to be something greater, a “prince among the Brahmins.” Unfortunately for his parents, as well as the Brahmins, Siddhartha becomes very sceptical and begins to question the ways of Brahmins. He begins to question the ways of his religion. Later, Siddhartha begins to become very egotistical, in the sense that he knows that he is special and that he looks down on others because of it. He shows his ego very much towards his dear friend, Govinda, who he describes as “his shadow”. Near the end of the chapter, Siddhartha stands up to his father, something that one did not do, by refusing to move until his father allowed him to go into the forest to follow the Samanas. In this act of standing until “the first gleam of day entered the room” shows that Siddhartha possesses real courage and has a strong will to stand up for what he believes in.
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