The end of innocence

I thought it was very interesting that Omishto seems to feel that she no longer needs her family or her house. She was changed by the storm and the hunt that followed, but on page 151 it is solidified that she is no longer a part of her home. She even believes that she no longer needs it. It is also sad that her mother does not think she will be returning after she goes to see the elders. Omishto and her mother no longer seem to belong to one another. It seems to be an even deeper separation than Omishto's struggle between the modern and Taiga ways. Omishto no longer needs her family or her mother to take care of her anymore. This seems to be turning into a coming of age novel, like Lucy. Lucy did not need her family or anyone else in her life, just herself. And it seems Omishto is headed in the same direction as Lucy.