Power in Power

When discussing what type of power is found in the novel Power it really helps pull the book together because we can see that the whole book is connected in an essential element.
One of the topics that I felt was important was the story about the Taiga Panther woman. The picture to the right was actually painted by an artist that is from Mumbai. It is unclear whether he painted this with the knowledge of the background story, but nonetheless I found it interesting.
The panther woman had a large power in the world. It was her responsibility to keep the world in balance. Specifically, her role expressed in Power by Ama was to "sing the sun up each morning" (110). This seems to be an important task. The sun would not come up without her. Ama claims that the world has become disheveled because the panther woman left this world to bring order to another world that was in chaos. I enjoyed this story because it was a good representation of what this novel is really about. It is about a belief in a story that Omishto has never hear of. It is unclear if she really believes in these stories, but it is clear that she believes in Ama. This is another kind of power that Ama has. She is a knowledgeable woman about the Taiga way and that gives her power. She holds on to the traditions and she gives them the power in the modern times that they had back in the old times. This is also an example of power.
Basically, the point is that there is power in this novel. It is literally riddled with it.