After finding 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 tell one of the older Samanas about their departure, who immediately becomes angry (Hesse 20-23). This shows that Siddhartha followed what he believed would be the way to achieve "unity", despite what everyone thought. Siddhartha and Govinda go out in search of the Buddha to listen to his teaching, while Govinda finds comfort and decides to follow him; Siddhartha is not so convinced and the friends part ways (Hesse 28-34). Despite