1. Siddhartha features substantial activity and narrative action. At the same time, it is about one man’s largely internal spiritual quest. What is the relationship between the internal and exterior worlds of Siddhartha? How does Siddhartha negotiate these worlds? -in the novel, the man's exterior is what triggers her internal world. He is so counteracted with the exterior and wants to escape from it that he relies on his internal world to motivate him to not look to the exterior and to start a new beginning and be the person he wants to be.
2. Herman Hesse’s novels before Siddhartha focused on alienated young men who rejected the cultures of their upbringings. However, these other novels did not feature the spiritual elements of Siddhartha. How do the spiritual elements of Siddhartha make it different from any other story of an alienated youth? -i believe that the spiritual elements not only give the story more depth, but also help characterize the main character, better the plot, etc. These spiritual elements are typically not portrayed in alienated youth based novels so because this novel does, it sets itself apart from the others in a way that it intrigues the audience and sort of enables them to feel as if they are in the characters head/mind/thoughts (stream of consciousness)
3. Most literary scholars agree that Siddhartha was prompted by Herman Hesse’s fixation on Eastern spirituality. Is there a case to be made that Siddhartha is designed to celebrate Eastern religion? Is Hesse’s treatment of spirituality as relevant today as it was when he wrote the novel? -I believe that there was intention of the author to celebrate Eastern religion because of the time period and the disputes between religions and races etc. I do not think that Hesse's treatment of spirituality is as relevant today as it was when he wrote the novel because times have changed and do not really consider religions often.
4. Siddhartha concerns the quest for spiritual enlightenment, and by the end of it four characters have achieved this goal: Govinda, Gotama, Vasudeva, and Siddhartha. Is the enlightenment achieved by each of these characters the same? Why or why not? What distinctions and similarities exist between the paths these characters use to reach their final goal? -i do not know this question because i have not read the whole book but if i had read the whole book i would be able to answer this. I think this is a great question for an individual who has read the entire book because it is a very demanding and it is a both specific and broad question that would bring in a wide range of answers from the test takers.
5. Consider Siddhartha’s relationship with Govinda. How are they similar, and how are they different? What are the narrative functions of Govinda’s reappearance throughout the novel? How does their relationship impact the novel’s ending? -again, i have not read the whole book but i like this question because it deals with in depth characterization and that is a key point of the AP Exam.
These questions tell me that the test is in focus greatly on detail and goes into great depth while asking questions about the literature pieces. They cover a very wide range of topics and require the reader to pay very close attention to the story and its details/ hidden literary elements. I found these questions on a blogger's blog from last year's AP LIT COMP class and thought these were great questions that would get the readers mind active. Although we have not read the entire text yet, i still believe if we would have, that these questions would be great for us to practice with for preparation for the real AP Exam coming up in May.
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