I don't know about you guys, but a section of the reading reminded me of the infamous "Momma said" on page 19...the judgment from her mother is one reason why she feels "called" and connected to Ama...
in this reading, we learn a lot about Omishto...the relationship with her mom, her mother's husband, with Ama, and her feelings about herself...at such a young age, she is so descriptive!!!! she personifies everything; the house, the wind, the earth...
I also found it interesting that she is caught between two different religious beliefs and seems to associate with both...she rebels against her mother and her religion, but as she describes Ama against her house she says she seems "crucified" (37). on the other hand, she associates with Ama and the elders beliefs of nature and its representation of God...
finally, I wonder if both Ama and Omishto are prophets...with the apparition of the "messengers" (25) and in the feeling they both get at the end of chapter two...what do you guys think? is the title an indicator of a common bond/experience the two have, or is it only the description of the world around them?
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I understand the prophet connection... another place where i thought this is shown is at the very end when they are talking after the storm and Omishto says she knows what will happen and Ama says, "So do I" (Page 44).
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