Summary On Chapters 1-4 Of Siddhartha

The chapter starts out with Siddhartha who is a Brahman's son, and grew up with a friend, Govinda. Almost everyone liked him but himself and he was practicing to be one of the gods. Later, Siddhartha will begin the life of a Samana. And he stands and waits for his dad to say yes to his idea. His dad later tells him to go to the forest to become a Samana and he did what he told him to do. He gives up his earthly goods and watches everyday life carefully. He also learns how to meditate, Siddhartha also has douts about being a Samana because they havent reached Nirvana yet. Later, Siddhartha and Govinda visit the Buddha and meet a lady who tells them fasinating stories about how she met the Buddha. Then, Govinda decides to leave Siddhartha and now he is all alone. And Siddhartha leaves and goes into the woods and thinks about what really happened. He learns that he is not going home and he can't be afraid of himself, he has to star all over. And thats what happens in the first 4 chapters of the book Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse.