Yufi Shofiyani , 2211415060 (2019) REVEALING THE MEANING OF HUMAN’S QUEST FOR SALVATION IN HERMANN HESSE’S SIDDHARTHA. Under Graduates thesis, UNNES.

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Abstract

This study analyzed Siddhartha‘s pilgrimage journey in the novel entitled Siddhartha. The aims of this study are to describe the conflict between human‘s worldly desires and his spiritual quest, to explain how Siddhartha‘s conflict between his worldly affairs and spiritual journey in Gadamer‘s hermeneutics perspective, and to explain how Siddhartha‘s worldly and spiritual duality as a revelation of human‘s conflict in general. The analysis and the description of the data are provided to find the conclusion. The method of this study is descriptive qualitative study analysis using Gadamer‘s Hermeneutics theory. The study shows that the main character Siddhartha is searching for salvation through the ordeal life. He learned many teachings from Hinduism, being ascetic Samana, learned Buddha‘s teachings, being worldly slave as the courtesan adherent, and finally he found salvation from the river. In his journey to find salvation, he got the internal conflict between his worldly and spiritual quest when he became courtesan‘s adherent. However, all the inner conflicts Siddhartha felt have big roles and led him to make the next decision in his life. In the end of Siddhartha‘s journey, finally he found salvation from the river. The river has succeeded to change Siddhartha by its voice and ―listen‖ became the key why he got salvation in his life. The conflict Hesse portrayed in that story mostly faced by people. In the novel, Hesse characterized Siddhartha as an individual who later found his life wisdom in an act of listening to the voices of nature. Listening meant everything for Siddhartha.

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