2) Which two choices contain Lines that BEST show what Siddhartha's culture values that may differ from contemporary American culture?
A)
He already knew to feel Atman in the depths of his
being, indestructible, one with the universe.
Bliss leapt in his mother's breast when she saw him,
when she saw him walking, when she saw him sit
B) down and get up, Siddhartha, strong, handsome, he
who was walking on slender legs, greeting her with
perfect respect
He already knew how to speak the Om silently, the
word of words, to speak it silently into himself while
inhaling, to speak it silently out of himself while
exhaling, with all the concentration of his soul, the
forehead surrounded by the glow of the clear-
thinking spirit.
In the shade of the house, in the sunshine of the
riverbank near the boats, in the shade of the Sal-
wood forest, in the shade of the fig tree is where
D)
Siddhartha grew up, the handsome son of the
Brahman, the young falcon, together with his friend
Govinda, son of a Brahman.
Dreams and restless thoughts came into his mind,
flowing from the water of the river, sparkling from
the stars of the night, melting from the beams of the
sun, dreams came to him and a restlessness of the soul, fuming from the sacrifices, breathing forth from the verses of the Rig- Veda, being infused into him, drop by drop, from the teachings of the old Brahmans