fact vs. fiction

"I don't believe because at school I learn there is a reason for everything" (13). Omishto is saying that she doesn't believe in magic because her school makes her think differently. Ama, on the other hand, chooses to believe in the Taiga stories. To put it simply, Omishto goes with facts, while Ama goes with fiction. However, Ama points out to Omishto that "the old ways are not enough to get us through this time and she was called to something else" (22).

I would agree with Ama. In school I feel like we're taught everything out of the book. We go off of science and we stay away from teaching things like evolution because its something that is not proven. But where would we be without beliefs? We have to have a little bit of faith to get us through things. Religion is something that has both fictional and factual aspects. Even if we looked at facts, we still have to believe that the facts are coming from good sources and are reliable.

Omishto later says, "At school I learn that storms create life, that lightning, with its nitrogen, is a beginning; bacteria and enzymes grow new life from decay out of darkness and water" (95). I think that Omishto relies too much on facts. She observes nature the most so its based off of science. I think she should start to think more like Ama.