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Siddhartha (The Brahmin's Son (Siddhartha’s quest is a quest for true…
Siddhartha
Siddhartha’s quest is a quest for true understanding of Om, and his quest will lead him far from home and through several paths of wisdom before he can reach his spiritual goal. 
The confrontation between Siddhartha and the elder Samana suggests that enlightenment cannot come from teachers but must be realized within, a fact Siddhartha will discover repeatedly on his quest.
This rebirth signifies the death of what he was and his ignorance of what he will become.
If one does not fear success or failure, one can act more aggressively.
The knowledge leads to greater understanding, but words themselves cannot substitute for experience, and their meaning depends on usage and interpretation.
When Siddhartha becomes Kamala’s lover, he makes a conscious choice to enter the world of desire, and he becomes attached to it.
By evoking the symbol of the river to suggest the unity of life, Hesse refers to the philosophy and religion of Taoism, which maintains that a force, called Tao, flows through and connects all living things and the universe, and that balancing the Tao results in complete happiness.
He is no longer a thin, naked Samana but a wealthy, well-clothed, and well-fed merchant.
Though Govinda eventually does reach enlightenment, he does so only because Siddhartha, with his superior spiritual powers, is there to help him.
Siddhartha says that while teachers such as Gotama and the Samanas insist that Nirvana is a state that can be obtained one day, Nirvana is actually going on all around us.
Siddhartha does not realize he is trying to make his son in his own image, but his son realizes it and resents Siddhartha for doing so.
However, people must first reach the river of their own accord and know that they seek to reach the other bank.