In the chapter “The Son”, Siddhartha wants to make his son adapt to his father’s lifestyle, but not by strength, but by gently coaxing him without any type of chastising. This reminds me of Gandhi’s nonviolence campaign in India, because it is based not on action, but on persuading and making the other person see the error of their ways through their own wisdom. It does vary a little from Siddhartha, in that it is more aggressive and antagonistic than Siddhartha, since it is his own son, but even so the principle is the same; to give wisdom to the person to make them see the error of their ways. Also, it differs in that it was not effective, while Gandhi’s campaign in India was. In fact, Siddhartha’s son seemed more alienated with his father’s efforts. I guess it could also be connected to Gandhi, not in his Indian campaign, but his attempts to unify the Hindu and Muslim populations in one nation, and his failure. After India gained its independence, Muslim separatists formed Pakistan. This resembles Siddhartha’s son running away from home. Just as the Muslims were forced into one nation by the British, Siddhartha’s son was forced to live with his father.
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