Summary Of Patricia Mccormik's Sold

Some parents believe their children are their property and believe they can do whatever they want with their children, even if it means selling them to a sex trafficker. In the book Sold, Patricia McCormik gives an example of how the step-father of the protagonist, Lakshmi, views her, "But a girl is like a goat. Good as long as she gives you milk and butter. But not worth crying over when it's time to make a stew"(McCormik 8). In this third world country, women and girls are to be used and are for man's pleasure. Lakshmi was thirteen when her step father sold her. He is a greedy man who does not work and sells her into the sex industry to gain money. He sees Lakshmi as an object for him to use. Depending on the society, children, typically