Siddartha notes

• snake lays in his path (something that stops his forward path)
• we feel that we're born on a set path derived from our parents and others expectations of ourselves but there are times when we need to stray from the path set out for us to discovery our own.
• tone: he feels alone because he's created his own path that nobody has trekked; he feels despair and a loss at leaving his old life behind but in a way discovers a new clarity in his path
• this excerpt reminds me of the Invisible Man