Sex Trafficking In Patricia Mccormick's Sold
There is no doubt great evil in the world of sex trafficking. Victims of the horrific crime suffer from physical, sexual, and psychological abuse. A fictional, yet all-too-real tale of these atrocities is exemplified in Sold, a novel by Patricia McCormick, about a young Nepalese girl named Lakshmi who is sold into sex slavery. Throughout her year at the brothel called the “Happiness House” she learns how to find shining lights among what seems like impenetrable darkness and evil surrounding Mumtaz, the woman who runs the brothel, and the men who rape her. The caring, helpful men and women that were also thrown into Lakshmi’s horrible situation are what kept her hopeful that she would eventually return home. Through compassionate characters
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Some, like Cesar Chavez, even chose to channel this hope into a fight against oppression and abuse. Cesar Chavez was a migrant worker who recognized to terrible treatment of his fellow employees and dedicated his life to fixing it. When he first moved to America, he encountered many situations that are similar to Lakshmi’s in Sold: corrupt authority figures, poor wages for dehumanizing work, and discrimination. Chavez was first given hope for a better life by two influential men. As stated in an article about Chavez, “His introduction to labor organizing began in 1952 when he met Father Donald McDonnell, an activist Catholic priest, and Fred Ross, an organizer with the Community Service Organization” (History.com). They convinced him to support their cause against the inhumane conditions they were forced to work under. At the time Chavez began his peaceful protests, he had numerous supporters. As months passed with few results, many of these supporters struggled to keep peaceful and turned to violence for change. “Chavez went on a fast for twenty-five days to protest the increasing advocacy of violence within the union” (History.com). He saw that his fellow protesters had inner turmoil and turned to evil for quicker results, but Cesar Chavez held fast to his belief that this fight could be won with peace. His belief in improving conditions for migrant workers and nonviolent demonstration eventually led to better wages and working conditions for his
Some, like Cesar Chavez, even chose to channel this hope into a fight against oppression and abuse. Cesar Chavez was a migrant worker who recognized to terrible treatment of his fellow employees and dedicated his life to fixing it. When he first moved to America, he encountered many situations that are similar to Lakshmi’s in Sold: corrupt authority figures, poor wages for dehumanizing work, and discrimination. Chavez was first given hope for a better life by two influential men. As stated in an article about Chavez, “His introduction to labor organizing began in 1952 when he met Father Donald McDonnell, an activist Catholic priest, and Fred Ross, an organizer with the Community Service Organization” (History.com). They convinced him to support their cause against the inhumane conditions they were forced to work under. At the time Chavez began his peaceful protests, he had numerous supporters. As months passed with few results, many of these supporters struggled to keep peaceful and turned to violence for change. “Chavez went on a fast for twenty-five days to protest the increasing advocacy of violence within the union” (History.com). He saw that his fellow protesters had inner turmoil and turned to evil for quicker results, but Cesar Chavez held fast to his belief that this fight could be won with peace. His belief in improving conditions for migrant workers and nonviolent demonstration eventually led to better wages and working conditions for his