Hermann Hesse was born in claw, near the edge of the black forest. Herman Hesse is considered one of the most important authors for his inspiring work, evident when he won the nobel prize for literature in 1946. Some of his most important work included Peter Camenzind, which gained him fame, Siddartha which recounted his travels in India, and The glass bead game which was Herman Hesse’s way of protesting war. Throughout his career, Herman Hesse’s life experiences is recurring in his many works, including his novels, poems, and short stories which includes Siddhartha, The Three Linden Trees, and “Stages”. (“Sobel”)
A Biographical Perspective is when we are connecting an author’s work with events or experiences with the author’s own life. This …show more content…
In Siddartha, Herman Hesse is heavily influenced by the Indian culture and wrote about a character that symbolizes and mirrors events and experiences in Hesse’s life. In The Three Linden Trees the morals of the three brothers mirror Hesse’s feelings and emotions coming from events at the time. “Stages” is a poem that came from Hesse’s feelings about his own past and his own lesson or advice that came from his own experiences and events that he had. One very strong novel that refers very often to Herman Hesse’s own experiences is his novel, SIDDHARTHA. In this novel which is set in India, the main character, Siddhartha, goes on a journey of true enlightenment and the meaning of life. Throughout his journey, he finds many great teachers but in the end of each teaching, Siddartha rejects them. Not until the end does Siddhartha realize the best teacher is himself, with the assistance of a river. The simple fact that the setting for the entire book is a reflection of a period in Herman Hesse’s life, which was the time Hesse visited and lived in …show more content…
So that some of the lines closely resemble what Herman Hesse may have encountered. “(/Since life may summon us at every age/)” may mean the potential positive events one may get in our different ages, such as marriage, where Herman Hesse himself has married several times, wrote Peter Camenzind which began his fame, and worked hard during his education to make him a brilliant writer. “(/To find new light that old ties cannot give/)” describes the change of mentors or philosophies that one might have during our lifetime. Herman Hesse went through numerous teachers, books, philosophers and religions to help himself “find inner peace”. He first followed his missionary father who influenced him. He worked in a bookstore where he while working read books on philosophers and educated himself. When he went to India for travel with his family he was influenced again by the Hindu and orient philosophers and changed his views again. Then when he saw the horrors of war in World War 1 and 2 he pushed for world peace. In the end, he found “light” with nature, giving him inner peace. “ /The cosmic spirit seeks not to restrain us/” is an important line that outlines a good portion of Herman Hesse’s values. The line refers to the higher authority, such as god, are not there to interfere with success and our achievements. They may be only there to give advice, or to help us with