AP Prep Post 1: Siddhartha

a&b.)
1. What is the relationship between the internal and exterior worlds of Siddhartha?
They both bring him pleasure in different ways, but he tends to focus on only one at a time rather than a balance.
2. How does Siddhartha progress from one approach of enlightenment to the other?
He progresses by using a kind of mathematical process.
3. How does Siddhartha negotiate his worlds?
He eventually finds a balance between the two in order to attain his Nirvana.
4. Which approaches of Siddhartha are not successful and which ones have limited effectiveness?
One of his approaches to join the Samanas was not as successful because he didn't seem to learn what he wanted from it about Nirvana.
5. Which of his approaches were successful?
He was more successful when he lived alongside Vasudeva because he learned to find things on his own. Also there he realized that Nirvana is something that cannot be taught.

http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/siddhartha/study.html#explanation2

c.) These questions tell me that I need to fully comprehend what I'm reading and get really in depth. I need to keep a better eye out for literary elements as well.