Power

So far, I really like reading Power. I think Omishto is a really interesting character with a lot of depth which we see through her thoughts and actions. While we discussed her as a character and narrator today in class a specific aspect to her personality stuck out to me. I loved the fact that she was observant. I think being observant, or a wallflower, is not always seen as a positive trait but I think that it makes Omishto really interesting. While I was reading I underlined the passage on page nineteen that said, "It's not an empty quiet, either, the way it would be with some people. It's a full silence and I like sitting with it...Words are such noisy things and silence is something you have to listen to an when you do, it takes you by the hand, it catches hold of you" (Hogan 19). I really like what the author is saying with this. I feel that being quiet can be seen as being "moody", snobby, or cold but this is not necessarily true and Oshmito comments on this. She sees Ama's quietness as being thoughtful and "full". Ultimately I think that there is something to be said for being quiet and that it can be misinterpreted. But I think it is easy to say things without meaning them, it is harder to truly listen. Also, Omishto's name means "One Who Watches". I think that her personality and name definitely go together, which is something we talked about earlier in class. I think that her quietness and observing tendencies make her a very honest and revealing character which helps to understand her point of view while reading.