Have you ever wondered what life in ancient China was like? Bound, is a book written by Donna Jo Napoli and it is an authentic Chinese story centred around a young girl Xing Xing, her step-mother and her step-sister Wei Ping. This fairytale-like story is all about what average life was like for young girls during the Ming dynasty. Throughout this book, we learn about the struggles many young girls go through. Reading this book we found a lot of interesting things about traditions and beliefs, how women were treated and symbolism. In ancient China, traditions and beliefs were a big part of their culture. “Stepmother did not oil the hinges on purpose because the noise scared away demons” (Napoli, 2004, p2). This quote shows how during the Ming