3rd Blog Post- Carly Silva

In the last third of Sold, the tone that most stood out to me was one of urgency. Lakshmi is eager to escape from the Happiness House and from the wrath of Mumtaz. She has grown accustomed to the daily grind of being a prostitute (no pun intended), and wants badly to return to a normal life. Not even Lakshmi knows just how long she has been working in the Happiness House. "The first one is sitting in Monica's old seat, the second in Shahanna's. The third is sitting where Pushpa used to sit. It occurs to me that, except for Anita, I have been here the longest." (pg. 243). Lakshmi has obviously been there for a long time and by the end of the book, she accepts the American man's offer to free her from the Happiness House. Finally, when police raid the house, she gets the courage to go with them and puts an end to the horrible life that she endured as a prostitute.