After determining that the life of the Brahmins was not fulfilling, Siddhartha decides to follow the Samanas with his best friend Govinda (Hesse, 6-11). Siddhartha and Govinda follow the ways of the Samanas until Siddhartha announces that he will soon leave them (Hesse 16-20). Siddhartha and Govinda learn that they will be able to hear the Buddha, so they decide to announce their departure to one of the oldest Samanas, and he immediately gets angry (Hesse 20-23). This illustrates that Siddhartha followed what he believed to be the way to achieve "unity", despite what was thought. Siddhartha and Govinda go out in search of the Buddha to hear his teaching, while Govinda finds comfort there and decides to follow him; Siddhartha is not so convinced and the friends go their separate ways (Hesse 28-34). Even if