Forget whatever mental images you have of being a carefree teenager and doing your own thing whenever you feel like it. In Wings, Laurel's life is constrained by her responsibilities to school and family, and later on, by her responsibilities to the realm of faerie. And don't even get us started on Tamani, who seems to be all work and no play when it comes to his duties as a sentry.
Love 'em or hate 'em, we all have obligations to the people around us, to our work, and even to our hobbies (because anything worth doing is worth doing well, which takes commitment and effort). How you juggle your duties probably says something about what's important to you, too. Laurel gets smacked with a lot of obligations all at once, but she seems to do okay with them. How do you think you'd do in her position?
Questions About Duty
- Who has more limits on their life, Laurel or Tamani?
- How does David handle the increased responsibilities that come with getting his driver's license?
- Why does Laurel make an effort to keep the land in her family?
- How does Jamison offer to help Laurel with her duties to the faerie realm?