One thing which really resonates within this novel, "Power" is the amount of nature. This seems to be a form of modern day transcendentalism and I really enjoyed it! One theme of transcendentalism which I really enjoyed was the idea of the storm, pg. 73 and on pg 95. Page 73 talks about the symbolism for storm. One of which being change. Omishto feels a change in her life, and doesn't know if it will end good or bad. Storms can bring life, as it says on 95, but storms can also leave destruction.
This ideas of these symbols are just fantastic and I love looking too far into things...so I decided to google symbolism of a panther to see what I could find.It seems the panther has been seen as almost a 'god' of the natural world. The animal is seen as merciless, but strong, powerful, and protective. I find it interesting that much of this novel talks about human life and out role. It talks about why we are here and of a higher power. I guess when looking at it this way it makes the panther more meaningful. Godliness in the world is fading, and people are falling into a dark path...panthers are the light the 'god' humans need to hold on to.
Its amazing what symbolism can do to a novel, isn't it? :)
