The book ends with Govinda coming back to meet a wise man. This wise man he is coming to meet just so happens to be Siddhartha. Once again because of how much he has changed, Govinda does not recognozie him. Siddhartha teaches Govinda everything he knows. Govinda is also still a Buddha monk and follower of Gotama, just a side note there. In the end, they find together the enlightenment they have been seeking ever since their youth years. I enjoyed the book. I only found a few strange things throughout it. Like the dream in the beginning about the breasts and Siddhartha tasting the milk. I was a little confused on if he was dreaming about Kamala or just a random woman.

Another sad thing about it is that his son didn't even like his father. He didn't like Vasudeva either. I guess that he got so fed up with it and realizd he wasn't going back to the rich life, well at least not with Siddhartha. With that being said he ran away and before leaving stole all of Siddhartha's and Vasudeva's money.

Before she could leave, she was bitten by a snake. Siddhartha and Vasudeva tended to her snake bite, but it wasn't enough. She died. Before she died she told Siddhartha that this was their eleven year old son. He was sort of surprised, but did what he had to to support his son. But that just wasn't enough for him. He was too spoiled and cynical. Basically saying that the things that Siddhartha was doing was not near good enough for his son. He wants to return the the city back to the wealthy and rich life.

After their meet at the river, Govinda continued his journey. As for Siddhartha he went back to the ferry. There he met Vasudeva, who became his work partner. They worked together and Vasudera showed Siddhartha how to read the river. Siddhartha become to take in spiritual enlightenment. He then hears the word om form meditation. Kamala approached the ferry along with her eleven year old son. They were going to see the Buddha who was said to be dying.

Sick hearted, he wandered until he found a river. He once had a suicidal thought of drowning himself. Instead he fell asleep on the riverbank. While he is alseep Govinda passes by. Not recognizing Siddhartha he watched him and protected him form snakes until he woke up. When Siddhartha did wake up he immediately recognized Govinda. Govinda talked about how much Siddhartha had changed making Siddhartha want to be someone new.

Soon after, Kamala becomes his lover and she teaches him everything she knows about how to love. Years pass, Siddhartha becomes rich. He gambles and spends lots of money. He doesn't really like the life he lives so he tries to wash it out by gambling and sex all the time. But then  he had a dream that Kamala's songbird was dead in its cage. I think he becomes to overwhelmedwith everything going that he decide he needs to leave. When he left he notified no one, not even Kamala.

Govinda is convinced by the whole Gotama thing and becomes a Buddha monk. Siddhartha sees that the Buddha is not much help to him and decides to keep moving. He tells Govinda about what he is going to do. Govinda becomes sad and wonders why Siddharta wants to leave. Siddhartha leaves and meets the ferryman. He crosses the ferryman's river to a city to which he meets Kamala. Kamala entrances him there. Soon after he meets Kamaswami and learns trade.