The Spiritual Effect on Actions Essay -- essays research papers

     Spirituality is held by all(prenominal) cultures. It is such an essential theme it has been used in many books over the centuries. Both Isebel Allendes dwelling of the animate and Herman Hesses Siddhartha show the same spiritual characteristics. In House of the spirits theres Clara, who believes that her powers can be used to help others, and her son, Nicholas, who uses the beliefs of spirituality for commercial venues. In Siddhartha, we see Siddhartha who believes that through traveling, both physically and mentally, he will achieve enlightenment. While, Govinda believes that that hearing strictly the doctrine will be a path to enlightenment. From all of these characters we see that even though the beliefs are different, they are all driven by their beliefs.      In both books we have examples of ii characters with two different spiritual beliefs and because of that, they act differently. For house of the spirits, we have Clara an d her son Nicholas. For Clara, her bread and butter while she grew up was very peaceful, "Claras adolescence past calmly in her parents extensive house with its three court yards. She was spoi take to death... With the most tender of intentions." (page 78) This led her to be calm, peaceful, and unselfish, which showed later in her life. An example is when she help the gardener, "Clara took out her specify from her apron pocket...Clara told him what to do and won 80 pesos." (Page 78) Even when she has gr...