Recently, I read Siddhartha & Catcher in the Rye. Both protagonists, Siddhartha & Holden, were relatable for different reasons. Siddhartha’s quest for knowledge and Holden’s recognition of the performative nature of everyone around him - of their inauthenticity.
Holden is frustrating though - he’s a stagnant character through and through - and the lack of growth leaves him in a mental hospital at the end of the story. A setting I’m sure many of us on here are familiar with.
I don’t want to ruin Siddhartha for anyone, but the lessons about balance resonated deeply with me as a Libra ♎️
