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 Return to Siddhartha      Siddhartha by Herman Hesse follows the Hero's Journey monomyth by Joseph Campbell. In Siddhartha , one of the most interesting parts of the story is after he meets Vasudeva again. During that time, Siddhartha achieves many steps of the journey, such as the Ultimate Boon and Refusal of Return. In the most important part of the book, it follows the Hero's Journey.     I think my favorite step of the Hero's Journey that is portrayed in the book is the Refusal of Return. According to Wikipedia, "the hero may not want to return to the ordinary world to bestow the boon onto their fellow beings." In this case, the thing that is holding Siddhartha back is his son. Instead of being a ferryman like in the end of the chapter, In Page 118, it says that "Vasudeva had taken over all the work at the ferry." This is his moment in which he refuses to return. What I find interesting about this is that Siddhartha was much like this in the beginni