Ironically, as you can imagine, the tone of the text also describes the difficulties and soon happiness encountered by Hesse, as well. According to “The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide”, some of these difficulties were dealing with small-town life, religious views, and different interests from his family, which creates to Siddhartha’s life. For instance, Siddhartha began questioning the gods and left his family to retrieve answers, likewise Hesse was not interested in becoming a priest, but was instead interested in the Indian culture. “The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide” also states that Hesse gained interest in Indian mysticism, which started his journey to self-acceptance.
