Siddhartha Chapter 4

Question 4) I noticed that during this chapter, a snake is mentioned many times. Siddhartha seems to compare himself to a snake a few times, which seems to be important. I think that it is mentioned so often because it is a very significant representation of what Siddhartha is going through during this chapter. The most significant reference to the snake in this chapter is when Siddhartha says that he must shed his skin like the snake. This is important because it shows that Siddhartha is going to be going under changes. These changes are the rebirths that he is going be going through. Just like a skin shedding its skin, Siddhartha feels that he must find new experiences, and that he must also "shed" his old self. This symbol can also be connected to the rest of the book because Siddhartha goes through many rebirths, and he "sheds his skin" many times through out the novel.

-Josh