When she was younger, she was expected to obey her father, marry her cousin, and work with the camels. As the book progressed and Shabanu got older, her expectations changed. She was now expected to learn to obey her husband, marry a 50-year-old man that bought her hand in marriage, and do housework. Shabanu was constantly defying the gender expectations in her culture, which caused her to have a few problems in life. Every culture in the world has a different way of life. People should learn about them and ponder whether they could live like that. Works Cited
Staples, Suzanne Fisher. Shabanu: Daughter of the Wind. Random House Children's Books,