Siddhartha's Enlightenment

Siddhartha shows, in many cases, a recurring idea of spiritual enlightenment. As Siddhartha is a Buddhist character, this is the objective of all Buddhist followers, to let go of all personal possessions in order to achieve enlightenment. As such, Siddhartha's only abilities are to "think, wait, and fast". He has given up all of his worldly possessions, and all of his friends and family, to travel, to be a nomad. After briefly straying from his path of enlightenment, Siddhartha again leaves everything behind, and begins to again live in seclusion. He only begins to observe the life of the "normal people", but does not participate in the day-to-day activities that take place before him. Even during his time in the town, Siddhartha gambled his property without a care of whether or not he lost; "He won thousands, lost thousands, lost jewels, lost a country home, won again, lost again". Although Siddhartha hasn't completely rid himself of worldly possessions, he attempts to throughout the story.