Blog Post #3 SOLD

         In my opinion, the theme of this last part of Sold revolved around both Lakshmi's physical and mental drive.  Ever since she was given the impression that she had a chance of leaving the Happiness House, she used every last bit of her mental and physical drive to push through the situation she was in. "Whatever It Takes I have a regular customer now. He makes me do a nasty thing, but he gives me 10 rupees extra. I had a drunken customer yesterday. When he fell asleep afterward, I went through his wallet and helped myself to 20 rupees more. A deformed man came to the door yesterday. I told him I would be with him, for 20 rupees extra." (pg.228) 
          Imagine every single day, being touched and violated in ways that you could never imagine were possible. Personally, I don't understand how Lakshmi could go through the days and months without a thought of killing herself. I couldn't do it. She evidently showed that she would go to great lengths just to smell the mountain air and hear the sweet voice of Ama. "I know that I would endure a hundred punishments to be free of this place." 
            Although she was enduring physical and mental torture, she tried to find ways to convince/distract herself from the situation she was in such as doing math in her notebook, every day, subtracting from the amount that she owed Mumtaz and trying to learn languages.
            For most of the third part, L lost most of her hope when Mumtaz's spy, Shilpa explained to her that the Happiness House was a trap, it is almost impossible to pay off your debt. By then, Lakshmi's heart had been torn apart into little pieces and then played with, she didn't know who to believe or who to trust. She had lost all hope until the third American came, and even then, she had her doubts. She was taking a chance because she was doing exactly what Mumtaz has told the girls not to do when they first come out of the locked room. "The Americans will try to trick you into running away. Don't be fooled. They will shame you and make you walk naked through the streets." By taking a chance with subtle rebellion, in the end, Lakshmi was able to get out and accomplish something she never would, getting out.



Review: This book was so interesting to read, I read it in one day, I just couldn't put it down. Maybe because Sold isn't written like any other book I have read, its hard to explain. It was so easy to read, and overall it was a really good book. One thing I wasn't satisfied with was the ending. It ended so abruptly with her seeing the American, it never answered any of the questions I was asking throughout the book like "was she ever going to make it back home to her family?","how would her family treat her after she got back?", etc. So not knowing those answers was kind of upsetting.