Bridges

We are all bridges of something: bridges between generations, bridges between our parents, bridges between cultures, even. The motif of “bridges” in Power highlights Omishto’s strength and power as both a character and narrator. In addition to Omishto’s role as a bridge between worlds and social thoughts, Ama presents herself as a bridge. One between land and animal: mud, clay, water and panther. All intertwined in one person. As characters, these two women show a strength that is often missing in today’s society. For Ama, it is a strength that people mistake as “royalty”, she “believes in herself, in what she does” (17). The assurance that Ama radiates, I think, is what draws Omishto in. It’s what keeps bringing her back to the dilapidated old house, it what makes Ama beautiful, if only on certain days. In contrast, Omishto’s strength, I think, derives from her observations. From her ability to see things, to separate truth from bias. In addition, Omshito’s power is like the wind, silent and strong. I guess my only reserve is, how do all of these strengths, powers, link together??