I connected the part when Siddhartha and Govinda are reunited. Govinda is not able to recognize Siddhartha for a few moments. "But when Govinda, feeling his glance, raised his eyes and looked at him, Siddhartha saw that Govinda did not recognize him" (page 74). He finally recognizes him because Siddhartha told him where he met him. "Apparently he had sat there a long time waiting for him to awaken, although he did not know him. "I know you, Govinda, from your father´s house and from the Brahmins school, and from the sacrifices, and from our sojourn with the Samanas and from that hour in the grove of Jetavana when you swore allegiance to the Illustrious One." (page 75). The same happens in "Cien años de soledad" when Aureliano comes back from the war and encounters his younger sister, Amaranta. They had spent so much time apart from each other that Aureliano was not able to recognize her. She shows him a black bandage she has wrapped around her hand. Aureliano remembers the incident in which Amaranta burned her hand in the name of her dead lover. In that moment, Aureliano recognizd her. Govinda does not recognize Siddhartha until he speaks out. "You are Siddhartha, cried Govinda aloud" (page 75).
It's very funny how people so close to you can forget you. Siddhartha and Govinda are like siblings, and Govinda did not recognize him. The same happens when Aureliano was not able to identify his sister Amaranta. These type of events can give us clues about how much time has passed in the novel. Sometimes people do not take into consideration the timing of the book.
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